Clinical Research Directory
Browse clinical research sites, groups, and studies.
Heart Disease of the Small Arteries in Women and Men
Sponsor: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Summary
Women suffer disproportionately than men from Cardiac Syndrome X ( chest pain in the absence of flow limiting coronary artery stenosis). Coronary microvascular disease is hypothesized to mediate chest pain in this syndrome. This disorder of the small heart vessels (arterioles) compared to the large vessels (arteries) is not diagnosed during routine heart catheterization. This results in delays in diagnosis, missed opportunities for treatment, and likely contributes to the increased death rate from coronary heart disease in women compared to men. Current testing for small vessel disease is performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory using specialized testing and is not performed routinely. Accordingly, women with this condition are either falsely reassured, or misdiagnosed as another non-cardiac condition. Unnecessary healthcare costs related to re-hospitalization and repeat angiography are incurred, while women are often not initiated on appropriate lifesaving treatment. We and others have demonstrated in randomized controlled trials that therapies that target the endothelium, e.g. statins, ACE inhibitors, and exercise are effective in this condition. Majority of women with Cardiac Syndorme X go undiagnosed. Recent studies have shown significant increased health care costs, morbidity and mortality related to this disease. It is becoming more important to further characterize this group of patients and we hope to do that with our study.
Official title: Coronary Microvascular Disease and Endothelial Function in Women and Men
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
634
Start Date
2005-11
Completion Date
2040-01
Last Updated
2023-09-01
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
noninvasive tests
clinically indicated coronary angiography with adenosine coronary flow reserve measurement and acetylcholine provocative testing in the cardiac catheterization laboratory; Peripheral Artery Tonometry (PAT) testing; Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) imaging.
Locations (1)
Cedars-Sinai Women's Heart Center
Los Angeles, California, United States