Randomized Investigation of Chest Pain Diagnostic Strategies
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Chest Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Acute Coronary Syndrome focused on measuring Acute Coronary Syndrome, Chest pain, Cardiac MRI, Risk Stratification, Emergency Department
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age greater than or equal to 21 years of age at the time of enrollment
- Chest discomfort or other symptoms consistent with possible ACS as indicated by the treating physician after obtaining an ECG and cardiac biomarkers for the patient's evaluation
- Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) risk score >/= 2 or physician impression of intermediate or high likelihood symptoms represent ACS
- Patient requires an inpatient or CDU evaluation for their chest pain
- The treating physician feels the patient could be discharged home if cardiac disease was excluded
- The treating physician feels the patient is safe for CDU care
Pretest probability assessment The assessment of intermediate risk for developing ACS will be based on a TIMI risk score >/= 2 and / or a board certified / board eligible emergency physician clinical impression of intermediate or high likelihood that the symptoms represent ACS. Physicians are encouraged to use the 2007 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines as a framework for this assessment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Elevated cardiac biomarkers
- New ST-segment elevation on any electrocardiogram (>/= 1 mV)
- New ST-segment depression on any electrocardiogram (>/= 2 mV)
- Known inducible cardiac ischemia without subsequent revascularization
- Unable to lie flat
- Symptomatic hypotension at the time of enrollment (systolic < 90 mm Hg)
- Contra-indications to MRI (examples: Pacemaker, defibrillator, cerebral aneurysm clips, metallic ocular foreign body, implanted devices, severe claustrophobia)
- Patient refusal or inability to comply with medical record review and follow up
- Terminal diagnosis with life expectancy less than 3 months
- Currently Pregnant
- Creatinine clearance < 45 ml/min at the time of enrollment or clinical concern for acute kidney injury
- Chronic liver disease with a creatinine clearance of <60 ml/min at the time of enrollment
- Hepato-renal syndrome
- History of liver, heart, or kidney transplant
- Confirmed angioplasty, stent placement, or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) within the last 6 months
Sites / Locations
- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Inpatient Care
CDU-CMR Protocol
This is the comparison arm. Patients are admitted to the hospital and undergo usual care.
Patients will be transferred to the clinical decision unit and undergo a stress cardiac MRI evaluation.