Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00810550
Carotid Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Heart Failure
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 150 (actual)
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 99 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Coronary artery disease (CAD, cholesterol plaque buildup in the heart arteries) is the most common cause of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (weakening of the heart muscle). The standard test to find coronary artery disease is coronary angiography. This test is highly accurate but is invasive and carries a small risk of complications. This study investigates ultrasound of the carotid (neck) arteries as a screening test for severe coronary artery disease as a cause of left ventricular systolic dysfunction. It is hypothesized that carotid ultrasound will have excellent negative predictive value for severe CAD.
Detailed description
Coronary artery disease (CAD, cholesterol plaque buildup in the heart arteries) is the most common cause of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (weakening of the heart muscle). The standard test to find coronary artery disease is coronary angiography. This test is highly accurate but is invasive and carries a small risk of complications. This study investigates ultrasound of the carotid (neck) arteries as a screening test for severe coronary artery disease as a cause of left ventricular systolic dysfunction. It is hypothesized that carotid ultrasound will have excellent negative predictive value for severe CAD.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Carotid ultrasound | Measurement of intima-media thickness |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2005-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-12-01
- Completion
- 2008-12-01
- First posted
- 2008-12-18
- Last updated
- 2016-04-06
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00810550. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.