Coronary Artery AnomalyNCT04224090
Diagnostic Performance of a New Method for the Echocardiographic Assessment of Coronary Arteries Abnormalities
An observational study of Coronary Artery Anomaly, run by ITAB - Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies at 1 site in Italy.
Trial summary
Coronary artery anomalies (CAA) are a rare congenital condition, accounting abnormalities of origin, course, destination, size, and number of the coronary vessels. In normal hearts, the coronary arteries, the left and right coronary arteries (LCA and RCA, respectively) originate from the two facing aortic sinuses of… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Coronary Artery Anomaly
- What is being tested?
- Echocardiographic assessment of coronary arteries origin and proximal course
- How many people
- 4,000 participants
- Where
- 1 siteItaly
- Study dates
- 1 Jan 2014to 1 Dec 2021
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Study population: Outpatients (neonates, pediatrics, adolescents and young adults) undergoing routine echocardiography in our department
Who may be able to join
- patients undergoing their first echocardiographic examination
Who cannot join
- already known congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathies
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Diagnostic Performance of a Rational and Standardized New Method for the Echocardiographic
Coronary artery anomalies (CAA) are a rare congenital condition, accounting abnormalities of origin, course, destination, size, and number of the coronary vessels. In normal hearts, the coronary arteries, the left and right coronary arteries (LCA and RCA, respectively) originate from the two facing aortic sinuses of Valsalva, so-called left and right. To overcome the echocardiographic limitations, the investigators designed, studied and implemented in our Institute a specific echocardiographic-based two-dimensional non-Doppler 4-views approach for the diagnosis of CAA.
Read the detailed description
The method consisted of 4-CAA-focused specific views, routinely available from any echocardiographic exam: parasternal short-axis (PSAX), parasternal long-axis (PLAX), apical 4/5-chambers views. PSAX, the traditional approach, along with the PLAX, and the apical 4/5-chambers views.
A hallmark of CAA was considered the absence of a proper visualization of the origin of the coronary arteries from the aortic root. In addition, the presence of the ring sign, visualized from the PLAX was considered as abnormal. This sign is of interest when an aberrant left or right CAA is suspected. A coronary artery originating from the contralateral aortic sinus, along its intramural course, crosses the mid-anterior line of the circular aorta to reach the sinus of Valsalva of its intended origin. Consequently, its cross-section should be visible in an orthogonal view traversing the mid-long axis of the aorta, namely the parasternal long-axis view.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Anomaly
- Being tested
- Echocardiographic assessment of coronary arteries origin and proximal course
- Keywords
- Coronary arteries abnormalities, Coronary arteries anomaly, Coronary origin from the wrong sinus of Valsalva, Echocardiography
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Echocardiographic assessment of coronary arteries origin and proximal courseDiagnostic test
Echocardiographic assessment of CAA utilizing 4 specific echocardiographic acoustic windows: parasternal short-axis (PSAX), parasternal long-axis (PLAX), apical 4/5-chambers views.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Congenita coronary abnormalities (CAA) | All the coronary arteries were differing from the definition of "normal": when do not arise from the appropriate sinus of Valsalva (right or left) and not present a proper course and termination. Receives: Diagnostic Test: Echocardiographic assessment of coronary arteries origin and proximal course |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
CAA
The number of coronary arteries anomalies echocardiographically detected
Measured: At the time of the routine echocardiography assessment
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Jan 2020
- Study start1 Jan 2014
- Primary completion1 Dec 2020
- Study completion1 Dec 2021
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (9)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Coronary Artery AnomalyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 4,000 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- ITAB - Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Ospedali Riuniti Ancona
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Francesco Bianco, ITAB - Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies
- Investigators
- Francesco Bianco, M.D., Principal investigator, Ospedali Riuniti
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04224090
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Cor001
- Status last verified
- Jan 2022
- First submitted
- 8 Jan 2020
- Last updated
- 24 Jan 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Cheezum MK, Liberthson RR, Shah NR, Villines TC, O'Gara PT, Landzberg MJ, Blankstein R. Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery From the Inappropriate Sinus of Valsalva. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Mar 28;69(12):1592-1608. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.01.031.
PubMed 28335843Angelini P. Normal and anomalous coronary arteries in humans. In. Coronary artery anomalies: A comprehensive approach. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1999.
Perez-Pomares JM, de la Pompa JL, Franco D, Henderson D, Ho SY, Houyel L, Kelly RG, Sedmera D, Sheppard M, Sperling S, Thiene G, van den Hoff M, Basso C. Congenital coronary artery anomalies: a bridge from embryology to anatomy and pathophysiology--a position statement of the development, anatomy, and pathology ESC Working Group. Cardiovasc Res. 2016 Feb 1;109(2):204-16. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvv251. Epub 2016 Jan 11.
PubMed 26811390Basso C, Maron BJ, Corrado D, Thiene G. Clinical profile of congenital coronary artery anomalies with origin from the wrong aortic sinus leading to sudden death in young competitive athletes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000 May;35(6):1493-501. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(00)00566-0.
PubMed 10807452Maron BJ, Doerer JJ, Haas TS, Tierney DM, Mueller FO. Sudden deaths in young competitive athletes: analysis of 1866 deaths in the United States, 1980-2006. Circulation. 2009 Mar 3;119(8):1085-92. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.804617. Epub 2009 Feb 16.
PubMed 19221222Lang RM, Badano LP, Mor-Avi V, Afilalo J, Armstrong A, Ernande L, Flachskampf FA, Foster E, Goldstein SA, Kuznetsova T, Lancellotti P, Muraru D, Picard MH, Rietzschel ER, Rudski L, Spencer KT, Tsang W, Voigt JU. Recommendations for cardiac chamber quantification by echocardiography in adults: an update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015 Jan;28(1):1-39.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.10.003.
PubMed 25559473Jureidini SB, Marino CJ, Singh GK, Balfour IC, Rao PS, Chen SC. Aberrant coronary arteries: a reliable echocardiographic screening method. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2003 Jul;16(7):756-63. doi: 10.1016/S0894-7317(03)00321-3.
PubMed 12835663Brown LM, Duffy CE, Mitchell C, Young L. A practical guide to pediatric coronary artery imaging with echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015 Apr;28(4):379-91. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2015.01.008. Epub 2015 Feb 15.
PubMed 25691000Bianco F, Colaneri M, Bucciarelli V, Surace FC, Iezzi FV, Primavera M, Biasi A, Giusti G, Berton E, Baldoni M, Renda G, Baldinelli A, Gallina S, Pozzi M. Echocardiographic screening for the anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries. Open Heart. 2021 Jan;8(1):e001495. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001495.
PubMed 33431619
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Jan 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Diagnostic Performance of a Rational and Standardized New Method for the Echocardiographic
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04224090
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Cor001
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Anomaly
- Keywords
- Coronary arteries abnormalities, Coronary arteries anomaly, Coronary origin from the wrong sinus of Valsalva, Echocardiography
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 4,000 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- ITAB - Institute for Advanced Biomedical TechnologiesUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Ospedali Riuniti Ancona
- Study start
- 1 Jan 2014 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Dec 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Dec 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 13 Jan 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Coronary artery anomalies (CAA) are a rare congenital condition, accounting abnormalities of origin, course, destination, size, and number of the coronary vessels. In normal hearts, the coronary arteries, the left and right coronary arteries (LCA and RCA, respectively) originate from the two facing aortic sinuses of Valsalva, so-called left and right. To overcome the echocardiographic limitations, the investigators designed, studied and implemented in our Institute a specific echocardiographic-based two-dimensional non-Doppler 4-views approach for the diagnosis of CAA.
Detailed description
The method consisted of 4-CAA-focused specific views, routinely available from any echocardiographic exam: parasternal short-axis (PSAX), parasternal long-axis (PLAX), apical 4/5-chambers views. PSAX, the traditional approach, along with the PLAX, and the apical 4/5-chambers views.
A hallmark of CAA was considered the absence of a proper visualization of the origin of the coronary arteries from the aortic root. In addition, the presence of the ring sign, visualized from the PLAX was considered as abnormal. This sign is of interest when an aberrant left or right CAA is suspected. A coronary artery originating from the contralateral aortic sinus, along its intramural course, crosses the mid-anterior line of the circular aorta to reach the sinus of Valsalva of its intended origin. Consequently, its cross-section should be visible in an orthogonal view traversing the mid-long axis of the aorta, namely the parasternal long-axis view.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Congenita coronary abnormalities (CAA) | – | Diagnostic Test: Echocardiographic assessment of coronary arteries origin and proximal courseAll the coronary arteries were differing from the definition of "normal": when do not arise from the appropriate sinus of Valsalva (right or left) and not present a proper course and termination. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Outpatients (neonates, pediatrics, adolescents and young adults) undergoing routine echocardiography in our department
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- patients undergoing their first echocardiographic examination
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- already known congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathies
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Echocardiographic assessment of coronary arteries origin and proximal courseEchocardiographic assessment of CAA utilizing 4 specific echocardiographic acoustic windows: parasternal short-axis (PSAX), parasternal long-axis (PLAX), apical 4/5-chambers views. | Diagnostic test | Congenita coronary abnormalities (CAA) |
Primary outcome
CAA
Time frame: At the time of the routine echocardiography assessment
The number of coronary arteries anomalies echocardiographically detected
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Jan 2022.
- Background: PubMed 28335843Cheezum MK, Liberthson RR, Shah NR, Villines TC, O'Gara PT, Landzberg MJ, Blankstein R. Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery From the Inappropriate Sinus of Valsalva. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Mar 28;69(12):1592-1608. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.01.031.
- BackgroundAngelini P. Normal and anomalous coronary arteries in humans. In. Coronary artery anomalies: A comprehensive approach. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1999.
- Background: PubMed 26811390Perez-Pomares JM, de la Pompa JL, Franco D, Henderson D, Ho SY, Houyel L, Kelly RG, Sedmera D, Sheppard M, Sperling S, Thiene G, van den Hoff M, Basso C. Congenital coronary artery anomalies: a bridge from embryology to anatomy and pathophysiology--a position statement of the development, anatomy, and pathology ESC Working Group. Cardiovasc Res. 2016 Feb 1;109(2):204-16. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvv251. Epub 2016 Jan 11.
- Background: PubMed 10807452Basso C, Maron BJ, Corrado D, Thiene G. Clinical profile of congenital coronary artery anomalies with origin from the wrong aortic sinus leading to sudden death in young competitive athletes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000 May;35(6):1493-501. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(00)00566-0.
- Background: PubMed 19221222Maron BJ, Doerer JJ, Haas TS, Tierney DM, Mueller FO. Sudden deaths in young competitive athletes: analysis of 1866 deaths in the United States, 1980-2006. Circulation. 2009 Mar 3;119(8):1085-92. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.804617. Epub 2009 Feb 16.
- Background: PubMed 25559473Lang RM, Badano LP, Mor-Avi V, Afilalo J, Armstrong A, Ernande L, Flachskampf FA, Foster E, Goldstein SA, Kuznetsova T, Lancellotti P, Muraru D, Picard MH, Rietzschel ER, Rudski L, Spencer KT, Tsang W, Voigt JU. Recommendations for cardiac chamber quantification by echocardiography in adults: an update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015 Jan;28(1):1-39.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.10.003.
- Background: PubMed 12835663Jureidini SB, Marino CJ, Singh GK, Balfour IC, Rao PS, Chen SC. Aberrant coronary arteries: a reliable echocardiographic screening method. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2003 Jul;16(7):756-63. doi: 10.1016/S0894-7317(03)00321-3.
- Background: PubMed 25691000Brown LM, Duffy CE, Mitchell C, Young L. A practical guide to pediatric coronary artery imaging with echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015 Apr;28(4):379-91. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2015.01.008. Epub 2015 Feb 15.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 33431619Bianco F, Colaneri M, Bucciarelli V, Surace FC, Iezzi FV, Primavera M, Biasi A, Giusti G, Berton E, Baldoni M, Renda G, Baldinelli A, Gallina S, Pozzi M. Echocardiographic screening for the anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries. Open Heart. 2021 Jan;8(1):e001495. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001495.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Francesco Bianco, M.D. principal investigator
Ospedali Riuniti
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Coronary Artery Anomaly, run by ITAB - Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies at 1 site in Italy.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jan 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
CAA (time frame: At the time of the routine echocardiography assessment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04224090, which also lists 9 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Jan 2022.