Evaluation of Patients in Chest Pain in the Emergency Room
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Angina, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Cardiology, Hospital |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 2/4/2013 |
| Start Date: | May 2012 |
| Contact: | Joanne Sacynski, RN, MSN |
| Email: | jsaczynski@shc.org |
| Phone: | 480-323-3390 |
The primary objective of this feasibility study is to determine whether it is possible to
conduct a study of the ClearView scan among patients under evaluation for acute
cardiovascular events, as well as give insight into the performance of the ClearView scoring
algorithm with respect to this patient population. The EPIC™ scan is a bio-electrographic
tool that may assist the health care provider in rapid assessment of the systemic origin of
the patient's presenting symptom(s). The EPIC ClearView is a potentially valuable resource
that may benefit an emergency department (ED) by offering expedited "chest pain" etiologic
differentiation capabilities. The subsequent results have the potential to include more
rapid "chest pain" patient diagnosis and appropriate disposition of non-cardiac chest pain
(rule out MI); optimized precious resource expenditure (nursing, physician, inpatient or
observation bed, etc.); lower costs to facility, patient and insurance company; and greater
patient satisfaction rates due to decreased ED wait time.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Sex: Male or Female
2. Age range: 18 to 85
3. Chief complaint upon admission to the ED: chest pain
4. The patient or legal representative is able to understand and provide signed consent
for the procedure.
5. Every effort will be given to balance subjects by gender, age, and race.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Patients < 18 years in age or > 85 years in age.
2. Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent.
3. Patients with pacemakers or another electrical device, such as an automatic internal
cardiac defibrillator, implanted somewhere in their body.
4. Patients connected to an electrical device that cannot be removed (i.e. monitor).
5. Pregnant women.
6. Patients currently undergoing therapy for cancer of any kind.
7. Patients missing all or part of any of their fingers.
8. Patients with hand tremors or involuntary oscillations ("shaking") of the hands that
prevent clear imaging.
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