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Multi Detector-Row Computed Tomography (MDCT) Calcium Score of Heart Transplanted Patients

Information source: Oslo University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on August 20, 2015
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Condition(s) targeted: Coronary Artery Disease

Intervention: MDCT calcium score (Procedure)

Phase: N/A

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Oslo University Hospital

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Anne Günther, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Oslo University Hospital

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if calcium score can be used as a predictor of coronary artery disease in heart transplanted patients, as it is used in non-transplanted persons.

Clinical Details

Official title: MDCT Calcium Score of Heart Transplanted Patients

Study design: Allocation: Non-Randomized, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic

Primary outcome: Calcium score

Secondary outcome: Coronary stenoses found on coronary angiography

Detailed description: Several studies have shown that a negative calcium score is a strong independent negative predictor of coronary artery disease (CAD). CAD in heart transplants (HTx) differs from CAD lesions in native hearts. The aim of this study is to see if there is a similar relation between coronary artery calcium and CAD in transplanted hearts as in native hearts.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Heart transplanted patient

- Aged 18 or above.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnancy

- Atrial fibrillation

- Severe heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) class IV

- Severe pulmonary disease making the patient unable to hold his/her breath for more

than 10 seconds.

Locations and Contacts

Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet HF, Oslo 0020, Norway
Additional Information

Starting date: December 2005
Last updated: July 3, 2011

Page last updated: August 20, 2015

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