Evaluation and Treatment of Heart Disease in Patients Not Participating in Research

Evaluation and Therapy of Heart Disease in Patients Not Participating in Research (Teaching Protocol)

There is an important need to maintain clinical skills, provide quality training and expertise, and provide an environment that stimulates ideas for clinical research.

This study permits inpatient evaluation and management of patients with heart disease who do not qualify to participate in studies currently being conducted by the Cardiology Branch of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

There is an important need to maintain clinical skills, to ensure adequate training and expertise, and provide an environment that stimulates ideas for clinical research. This protocol permits inpatient evaluation and management of patients with heart disease who do not fulfill criteria for participation in existing Cardiology Branch research protocols.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

    • Maryland
      • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
        • National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Patients with signs or symptoms of heart disease.

Patients selected because of either medical or research interest to the Principal Investigator.

Patients must not have unstable angina pectoris, unstable course following recent (within one month) myocardial infarction.

Must not be in New York Heart Association functional class IV heart failure.

A positive pregnancy test will obviate any cardiovascular testing requiring ionizing radiation.

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?

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 1995

Study Completion

April 1, 2002

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 3, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 3, 1999

First Posted (Estimate)

November 4, 1999

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 5, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2008

Last Verified

April 1, 2002

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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