Role of the Neurovascular System in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Diagnostic test, Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The purpose of this research is to compare sympathetic function (flight or fight system) and arterial health including structure and mechanics of participants with history of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) to age and sex matched control participants.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:
• For SCAD patients: history of SCAD as confirmed by coronary angiography or cardiac computed tomography angiography
• For controls: no cardiac disease history
Locations
United States
Minnesota
Mayo Clinic Rochester
RECRUITING
Rochester
Contact Information
Primary
Pamela Engrav
Engrav.Pamela@mayo.edu
507-255-6938
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-06-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-08
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
Other: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) group
Subject with a history of SCAD will undergo a series of diagnostic studies to assess neurovascular function.
Other: Healthy Control Group
Healthy subjects will undergo a series of diagnostic studies to assess neurovascular function.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Mayo Clinic
Collaborators: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)