Comparison of CT Angiography With Conventional Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound in Heart Transplant Patients

June 13, 2019 updated by: Karen Ordovas, University of California, San Francisco

The overall goal of this study is to determine if non-invasive imaging with state of the art CT coronary angiography can be used to screen for transplant coronary artery disease in the setting of heart transplant.

Our current protocol at UCSF for heart transplant patients involves screening with stress tests as well as coronary angiograms with intravascular ultrasound to assess the diameter of the lumen of the coronary arteries and to assess wall thickness.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Our hypothesis is that state of the art CT coronary angiography can be used to acquire data regarding the coronary arteries in the setting of heart transplant and be used to risk stratify patients with regards to the developments of transplant coronary artery disease.

Specific Aim 1- To test the hypothesis that coronary CTA can accurately measure cross-sectional vessel wall area using conventional coronary angiography with intra-vascular ultrasound as the standard of reference.

Specific Aim 2- To test the hypothesis that coronary CTA can accurately measure cross-sectional vessel wall thickness, vessel area and luminal area using conventional coronary angiography with intra-vascular ultrasound as the standard of reference.

Secondary Aim - To asses the correlation of cross-sectional vessel wall area, vessel wall thickness, vessel area, luminal area and vessel wall index with global and regional left ventricular function using coronary CTA.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

18

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
        • UCSF Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All heart transplant patients at UCSF with known transplant coronary artery disease will be candidates for the study

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patient referred for coronary angiography and IVUS as part of their standard clinical care;
  2. Patients must be 18 years of age or older.
  3. Any ethnic background is acceptable.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with contraindications for the use of iodinated contrast (allergic reaction, renal failure, multiple myeloma, etc) will be excluded.

  2. Patients with heart rate higher than 65 bpm and contraindications for the use of beta-blockers, listed below:

    Systolic blood pressure < 90mmHg Decompensated congestive heart failure; COPD or asthma in use of bronchodilator; Second or third degree heart block; Severe aortic stenosis, defined by a pressure gradient higher than 50 mmHg and/or the presence of symptoms.

  3. Patients with contraindications for the use of nitroglycerin, listed below:

    Severe anemia; Increased intracranial pressure; Known hypersensitivity; Use of Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra®)

  4. Children and pregnant women will be excluded because of risks associated with radiation exposure.
  5. Patients must have no atrial fibrillation, as this will interfere with cardiac gating for the examination.
  6. Patients unable to give informed consent will be excluded as well.
  7. Patients with a coronary stent placed.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Based on these considerations, 18 patients will be recruited to participate in this study, including at least 10 patients with coronary allograft vasculopathy. Only CTA of patients with positive echocardiographic stress test will be included in the study
Time Frame: CTA studies will be done in an interval of 1 day to 30 days before the invasive studies
CTA studies will be done in an interval of 1 day to 30 days before the invasive studies

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborators

American Roentgen Ray Society

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Charles B Higgins, MD, UCSF Department of Radiology

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 24, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 25, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

July 28, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 17, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 13, 2019

Last Verified

June 1, 2019

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • H627-29905

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