Comparison of 18-F Sodium Fluoride Uptake in Culprit Plaques Between Acute Coronary Syndrome and Stable Angina
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the correlations between active calcification and vulnerable plaque.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Other: stable angina pectoris or acute coronary syndrome
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Other: 18-F Sodium Fluoride Uptake in Positron emission tomography
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Standardized 18F-NaF uptake value within the culprit plaque [At the time of diagnosis]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- The relationship between 18F-NaF uptake value and calcium scores by Multidetector Computed Tomography [at the time of diagnosis]
- The relationship between 18F-NaF uptake value and plaque types by Multidetector Computed Tomography [at the time of diagnosis]
- The relationship between 18F-NaF uptake value and biomarkers [at the time of diagnosis]
hs-CRP, Troponin-I
- The relationship between 18F-NaF uptake value and invasive imagings [at the time of diagnosis]
Intravascular ultrasound, Optical coherence tomography
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Age more than 20
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Acute coronary syndrome or stable angina
Exclusion Criteria:
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Contraindications to the use of heparin, aspirin, clopidogrel, stainless metal, contrast media
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Acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction within 12hours, heart failure, cardiac shock
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Any serious medical comorbidity such that the subject's life expectancy is less than 24 months
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Ejection fraction less than 30
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Serum creatinine level of 1.5mg/dl and over
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Vasculitis
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Unwillingness or inability to cooperate or to give informed consent
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Asan Medical Center | Seoul | Korea, Republic of |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- CHEOL WHAN LEE, MD, PhD.
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Cheol Whan Lee, MD, PhD, Asan Medical Center
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- AMCCV2012-03