Magnetic resonance Adenosine perfusion imaging as Gatekeeper of invasive coronary intervention (MAGnet): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) recommend functional stress testing for risk stratification prior to revascularization procedures. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is a modality of choice for stress testing because of its capability to detect myocardial ischemia sensitively and specifically. Nevertheless, evidence from randomized trials evaluating a CMR-based management of stable CAD patients in comparison to a more common angiography-based approach still is limited.

Methods/design

Patients presenting themselves with symptoms indicating a stable CAD and a class I or IIa indication for diagnostic coronary angiography are prospectively screened and enrolled in the study. All subjects r

SUBMITTER: Buckert D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5534045 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature