NCT00449826

Risk Stratification of Non ST Elevation ACS With Computed Tomographic Angiography (REACT)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 107 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this project is to examine the effectiveness of computed tomographic angiography (CTA) in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS). People who are hospitalized with this situation often require an angiogram to assess the heart and its arteries. Recent advancements in technology have enabled CTA to clearly define coronary artery anatomy with great accuracy and to guide treatment strategies in select patient populations. We are investigating that CTA may be used, as an alternative to conventional angiograms, for the risk stratification of patients with high risk NSTE-ACS. Patients eligible for the study will be high risk NSTE-ACS and awaiting an angiogram. Enrolled patients will undergo CTA prior to the angiogram. With each CTA the patient will be injected with a small dose of an X-ray dye and will be asked to lie still on the "scanning bed" for a period of 5-10 minutes.

Conditions

• Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
• Unstable Angina

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Computed Tomographic Angiography	CT scan

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-09-01
• Primary completion: 2008-12-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2007-03-21
• Last updated: 2012-01-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada