Efficiency and Outcomes of Stress-Only Anger and D-SPECT Stress-Only SPECT MPI

Aspire Foundation

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT01373944

D-Spect Stress Only

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare clinical efficiency and patient outcomes using ultra low-dose stress only Tc-99m and solid-state SPECT versus traditional Anger SPECT.

Enrollment: 500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI < 35 kg/m2
• LVEF > 40%
• Exercise stress
• Elective out-patients
• No known CAD (>50%) by catheterization
• No history of prior myocardial infarction

Exclusion criteria

• LBBB
• Pacemaker
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Frequent PAC's or PVC's
• Inability to achieve at least 6 minutes

Trial design

500 participants in 2 patient groups

Stress Only SPECT MPI with Anger Camera

Description:

Patients undergoing clinically-indicated stress-only sestamibi studies who are imaged on the traditional Anger camera

Stress Only SPECT MPI with SD Camera

Description:

Patients undergoing clinically-indicated stress-only sestamibi studies who are imaged on the Spectrum Dynamics camera system.