The purpose of this study is to determine whether coronary artery CT scanning or nuclear stress testing is better at diagnosing chest pain patients with known coronary artery disease to select appropriate candidates for coronary catheterization and re-vascularization.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
7
EKG-gated, computed tomography angiography of the coronary arteries during heart rate control
Stress radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging
Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, United States
Number of participants that undergo subsequent cardiac catheterization but do not have consequent coronary angioplasty, stenting or bypass
Time frame: 3 months
Length of hospital stay (time to discharge)
Time frame: 1 month
Number of participants that have a subsequent non-fatal myocardial infarction
Time frame: 1 year
Number of participants that die due to any cause
Time frame: 1 year
Number of participants that experience a procedural complication due to non-invasive imaging, cardiac catheterization or coronary revascularization
Time frame: 3 months
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