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ECG Methods for the Prompt Identification of Coronary Events

NCT04237688 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 6000

Last updated 2024-08-16

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Summary

There is a clear need to develop improved tools to stratify risk in patients who seek emergency care for chest pain, one of the most common and potentially deadliest conditions encountered in acute care settings. The ECG has been the mainstay of initial evaluation of chest pain patients, yet is currently only diagnostic for a small subset of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Prior studies have identified candidate markers of ECG characteristics and preliminary algorithms that can identify patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction as well as those with very low risk of coronary artery disease. This study will enroll a cohort of consecutive chest pain patients needed to confirm the accuracy of these ECG markers and determine their maximal clinical utility as part of a risk stratification tool. With these improved tools, emergency providers (physicians, nurses, and paramedics) will be able to streamline the care provided to these patients beyond the costly and time-consuming overnight observation for serial cardiac enzymes and provocative testing.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Salah s Al-Zaiti, RN, PhD · Univ of Pittsburgh

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • United States

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