Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease in the Siblings of Premature Coronary Heart Disease

Assessment of Occult CAD: Premature CAD Sibling Study (PreCASS)

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00918242

Enrollment

Registered

2009-06-11

Start date

2009-06-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2012-07-23

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Coronary Heart Disease

Keywords

Coronary Heart Disease, computed tomography, prevalence of coronary artery disease

Brief summary

The aim of this prospective study is to investigate the prevalence of coronary artery disease using computed tomography with family history of premature coronary heart disease

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

* within 1 year * the siblings of premature coronary heart disease (male\<55years old, female\<65yeasrs old: Framingham Heart Study) patients admitted relevant hospital

Exclusion criteria

* Documented coronary heart disease * experienced adverse events with relevant treatment * contraindicated with beta-blockers * Any woman of childbearing potential who is pregnant, seeking to become pregnant or suspects

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
evaluation of prevalence to coronary artery disease using CT	within 2 weeks from CT scanning

Countries

South Korea

Contacts

Primary ContactHyuk-Jae Chang, MD, PhD

hjchang@yuhs.ac82-2-2228-8461

Outcome results