coronary atherosclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - patient is symptomatic - LVEF 60 mm./ female >55 mm.). - cardiomyopathy of unknown origin (ischemic/non-ischemic). - willing to participate. - signed a written consent form approved by the ethical committee of Erasmus MC. - MSCT possible within two months before invasive angiography.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - intolerance for Iodine. - creatinine level >120. - coronary stent placement or bypass grafting in the past. - known myocardial infarction - pregnancy - not being able to breath hold for 15 seconds. - under the age of twenty - being incapacitated - acute patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic performance of MSCT will be demonstrated in terms of specificity, sensitivity, PPV, NPV and accuracy. ICA will be used as the standard of reference. For the MSCT a combination of calcium scoring (first) and coronary angiography (second) will be performed. | — |
Countries
Netherlands