Can contrast injections propagate coronary dissections?

• Research type

  Research Database

• IRAS ID

  321998

• Research summary

  Can contrast injections propagate coronary dissections?

• REC name

  London - South East Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  23/LO/0199

• Date of REC Opinion

  15 Mar 2023

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion

• Data collection arrangements

  This database will include data on the pressures within the coronary artery during an injection of contrast, which is routinely used in cardiology to visualise the arteries during an angiogram. Data will be stored securely on NHS computers and only study codes will be stored with the data rather than identifiable patient information.

• Research programme

  The database will allow research into whether contrast injections are safe to given during an angiogram in a patient who has a coronary artery dissection, which is a rare but potentially fatal condition. The research will be useful for cardiologists to manage patients with these conditions more safely.

• Research database title

  Can contrast injections propagate coronary dissections?

• Establishment organisation address

  Joint Research Compliance Office

  Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

  Room 215, Level 2, Medical School Building, Norfolk Place

  W2 1PG