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Angina Pectoris Clinical Trial in Athens Attiki

NCT01521351 | Observational

Have you or your loved ones been diagnosed with angina pectoris?

You may be eligible to participate in a angina pectoris clinical trial.

Have you or your loved ones been diagnosed with angina pectoris? You may be eligible to participate in a angina pectoris clinical trial.

Recruiting

Male & Female

30 - 80

Years old

This study is looking to recruit 700 Participants

A prospective study of 700 patients with coronary artery disease will undergo non invasive evaluation of their carotid arteries by ultrasound and microwave radiometry. The patients will be followed up for 3 years and their outcome regarding the cardiovascular events (death, cardiac events, cerebrovascular events) will be recorded

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Details for the study

Population

Patients with coronary artery disease

Brief Title

Natural History of Carotid Atherosclerosis

Official Title

A Prospective Natural History Study of Carotid Atherosclerosis

Brief Summary

A prospective study of 700 patients with coronary artery disease will undergo non invasive<br /> evaluation of their carotid arteries by ultrasound and microwave radiometry. The patients<br /> will be followed up for 3 years and their outcome regarding the cardiovascular events (death,<br /> cardiac events, cerebrovascular events) will be recorded

Detailed Description

Carotid artery Thermal heterogeneity recorded by MR will be corelated to cardiovascular
events (death, cardiac events, cerebrovascular events) as well as to all demographic (age,
sex, hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking status, etc) factors

Outcome Measures

Outcome measures are the tests that investigators perform to prove whether or not a treatment being tested in a clinical trial is having any effect.

Primary

To detect if carotid ultrasound and carotid microwave radiometry measurements can predict the incidence of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease

Microwave radiometry is a non invasive and safe technique that measures temperature of the internal tissues by detecting the normal radiation of the tissues in microwave frequencies. The primary outcome of the study is to see if the temperatures measured in the carotid arteries of patients with coronary artery disease can predict their outcome regarding cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events

3 years

Study Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  -  Consecutive patients with coronary artery disease admitted in our hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

  -  Patients with history of previous cerebrovascular event,

  -  History of vasculitis, intermittent inflammatory, infectious, or neoplastic conditions
     likely to be associated with an acute-phase response.