ULTIMATE Study (Carotid Ultrasound Vs CT Coronary Calcium Scoring to Reclassify Symptomatic Patients With Chronic Coronary Syndrome)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorLondon North West Healthcare NHS Trust

About this trial

* Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms of heart disease. This could be due to narrowing in heart's blood vessels, which needs to be investigated. * Currently, people with a low risk of narrowing of heart vessels usually have a CT scan of the heart first. This scan is good at identifying those who do not have significant narrowing. However, the scan has some drawbacks, such as exposure to a small amount of radiation. * We are exploring if ultrasound of the neck vessels might give us similar kind of information as the CT scan. * You will be asked to attend the hospital for one visit to have an ultrasound scan of your neck. * The findings of your neck vessels will be compared with the CT scan of your heart vessels to see if there is a similarity.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age > 18 years old

Symptomatic patients with suspected CCS, judged by the clinician to require CTCA with CAC scoring, for the diagnosis of CAD

Have a RF-CL 5-15%, as calculated using ESC guidelines

Able to give informed consent to participate in the study and its follow up

Disqualifiers

Age <18 years old

Diagnosed ACS requiring hospitalization or urgent or emergent testing

Known CAD with prior MI, PCI, CABG or any angiographic evidence of CAD (≥50% lesion in a major epicardial vessel)

History of previous stroke or known peripheral vascular disease

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Carotid Ultrasound

Treatment groups

225 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group