A Study of Stress Echocardiography in Post-Menopausal Women at Risk for Coronary Disease

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The study is designed to see if stress echocardiography can be used as a screening exam in peri-, or post-menopausal women with a risk of developing of coronary artery disease and experiencing future cardiac events.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Lantheus Medical Imaging

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Peri or Post menopausal women either:

• without symptoms but with risk factors for heart disease OR

• experiencing atypical chest pain, OR

• experiencing exertional dyspnea AND 2 or more risk factors for CAD

• Must be able to perform an exercise stress test

Peri-or post-menopausal (including surgical menopause) based on history.

• Post-menopausal is defined as females age 40-65 who self-report the absence of menstrual periods for at least 12 months.

• Peri-menopausal is defined as females age 40-65 who self-report the absence or irregularity of menstrual periods for 6-12 months.

• Surgical menopause is defined as females who have had a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous confirmed heart disease