Evaluating New Radiation Techniques for Cardiovascular Imaging

NCT ID: NCT01621594

Last Updated: 2025-12-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

5000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-06-21

Study Completion Date

2027-04-01

Brief Summary

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Title: Evaluating New Radiation Techniques for Cardiovascular Imaging

Background:

Cardiac CT angiography is associated with radiation exposure. Different methods of creating CT pictures have been developed to reduce the radiation dose to the subject. The purpose of this research study is to learn whether these low dose research imagings are accurate or predict subject outcomes.

Cardiac CT is also used for diagnostic imaging of coronary artery disease and identification of abnormal cardiac structures. An additional purpose of this study is to monitor the progression of cardiac disease.

Cardiac imaging software and AI are constantly evolving and requires validation for accuracy. Using existing scan data, updated image software reconstruction can be applied and compared to previous existing standard of care images.

Objectives:

\- To study new ways of taking pictures of the heart or blood vessels using computed tomography.

Eligibility:

\- Adults at least 18 years of age who will be having imaging studies to help detect heart or blood vessel problems.

Design:

* Participants will be screened with a physical exam and medical history. Blood samples will be taken to check kidney function.
* Participants will have a CT scan of the heart and blood vessels. A contrast agent may be used to improve the quality of the images. The scanning session may last up to 2 hours.
* Timing of and the need for follow up contact will depend on results from the initial scan and may be repeated to assess for late events. Telephone, office contact, or other follow-up of subjects may be done after CCTA to evaluate if the subject had subsequent cardiovascular testing. Further follow up will be based on reported test results.

Detailed Description

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Cardiac CT angiography is associated with radiation exposure. Different methods of creating CT pictures have been developed to reduce the radiation dose to the subject. The purpose of this research study is to learn whether these low dose research imagings are accurate or predict subject outcomes.

Cardiac CT is also used for diagnostic imaging of coronary artery disease and identification of abnormal cardiac structures. An additional purpose of this study is to monitor the progression of cardiac disease.

Cardiac imaging software and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are constantly evolving and requires validation for accuracy. Using existing scan data, updated image software reconstruction can be applied and compared to previous existing standard of care images.

Conditions

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Coronary Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Subjects with Clinical indication for a coronary CT angiography exam

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cannon Aquilion ONE CT system

Intervention Type DEVICE

To test the diagnostic accuracy of low-radiation dose CT coronary angiography for detecting significant coronary artery stenosis and to determine the prognostic value of low-radiation dose CT coronary angiography for discriminating patient risk of death or major adverse cardiac events.

Interventions

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Cannon Aquilion ONE CT system

To test the diagnostic accuracy of low-radiation dose CT coronary angiography for detecting significant coronary artery stenosis and to determine the prognostic value of low-radiation dose CT coronary angiography for discriminating patient risk of death or major adverse cardiac events.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Clinical indication for a coronary CT angiography exam
2. Age equal to or greater than 18 years
3. Able to understand and willing to sign the Informed Consent Form
4. Able and willing to provide follow-up information

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnancy
2. If receiving intravenous contrast, severe renal excretory dysfunction, estimated glomerular filtration rate \< 30 mL/min/1.73m2 body surface area according to the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease criteria or as reported by the clinical lab. Glomerular filtration rate will be estimated using the 2021 CK-EPI equation that eliminate the use of race coefficient as reported in CRIS.

Screen Failures: Subjects who are screen failures can be re-enrolled once they meet eligibility criteria. Rescreened participants will be assigned the same participant number as for the initial screening.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Marcus Y Chen, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Locations

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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Margaret C Lowery, R.N.

Role: CONTACT

(301) 451-3128

Marcus Y Chen, M.D.

Role: CONTACT

(301) 496-0077

Facility Contacts

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For more information at the NIH Clinical Center contact Office of Patient Recruitment (OPR)

Role: primary

800-411-1222 ext. TTY dial 711

References

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Sorokin AV, Hong CG, Aponte AM, Florida EM, Tang J, Patel N, Baranova IN, Li H, Parel PM, Chen V, Wilson SR, Ongstad EL, Collen A, Playford MP, Eggerman TL, Chen MY, Kotani K, Bocharov AV, Remaley AT. Association of oxidized ApoB and oxidized ApoA-I with high-risk coronary plaque features in cardiovascular disease. JCI Insight. 2023 Oct 23;8(20):e172893. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.172893.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37698922 (View on PubMed)

Sato M, Neufeld EB, Playford MP, Lei Y, Sorokin AV, Aponte AM, Freeman LA, Gordon SM, Dey AK, Jeiran K, Hamasaki M, Sampson ML, Shamburek RD, Tang J, Chen MY, Kotani K, Anderson JL, Dullaart RP, Mehta NN, Tietge UJ, Remaley AT. Cell-free, high-density lipoprotein-specific phospholipid efflux assay predicts incident cardiovascular disease. J Clin Invest. 2023 Sep 15;133(18):e165370. doi: 10.1172/JCI165370.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37471145 (View on PubMed)

Sorokin AV, Patel N, Abdelrahman KM, Ling C, Reimund M, Graziano G, Sampson M, Playford MP, Dey AK, Reddy A, Teague HL, Stagliano M, Amar M, Chen MY, Mehta NN, Remaley AT. Complex association of apolipoprotein E-containing HDL with coronary artery disease burden in cardiovascular disease. JCI Insight. 2022 May 23;7(10):e159577. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.159577.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35389891 (View on PubMed)

Choi AD, Leifer ES, Yu J, Shanbhag SM, Bronson K, Arai AE, Chen MY. Prospective evaluation of the influence of iterative reconstruction on the reproducibility of coronary calcium quantification in reduced radiation dose 320 detector row CT. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2016 Sep-Oct;10(5):359-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2016.07.016. Epub 2016 Jul 27.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27591767 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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12-H-0141

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

120141

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id