Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in High Risk Diabetic Patients

Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in High Risk Diabetic Patients :Comparison Between Stress Echocardiography and Stress Scintigraphy in the Detection of Silent Myocardial Ischemia

Status

Terminated

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00202670

Enrollment

220

Registered

2005-09-20

Start date

2004-01-31

Completion date

2010-06-30

Last updated

2010-10-20

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Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Keywords

coronary artery disease, stress myocardial scintigraphy, stress echocardiography

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to determine in high risk diabetics if the positive predictive value of stress echocardiography is superior to the positive predictive value of stress scintigraphy in the diagnosis of coronary stenosis \> 50%.

Detailed description

Comparison Between Stress Echocardiography and Stress Scintigraphy in the Detection of Silent Myocardial Ischemia

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* type 2 diabetic patients in women\> 60 yo or men \> 55 yo, with high risk of coronary artery disease (EF \< 40%, ECG abnormalities, renal failure , 2 others risk factors of atherosclerosis)

Exclusion criteria

* previous documented CAD acute coronary syndrome

Countries

France

Outcome results