The prognostic implication of coronary wave intensity analysis
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The prognostic implication of coronary wave intensity analysis
IRAS ID
191669
Contact name
Justin Davies
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Joint Research Compliance Office
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 0 days
Research summary
Over the last 10 years, Imperial College London has pioneered the development of a novel technique for assessing the microvasculature of the heart. The microvasculature compromises the smallest vessels within the coronary circulation that cannot be seen with the naked eye but are crucial to cardiovascular health. This technique is called Wave Intensity Analysis (WIA) and is measured through wires inserted into the coronary arteries (heart blood vessels) during a routine angiogram.
As such, we have performed this technique on many patients in the last 10 years and now wish to follow them up to assess how well this technique predicts future events. We will therefore contact all patients who underwent this measurement in our department from 3 to 10 years ago and ascertain their current cardiovascular health through a questionnaire as well as document any cardiovascular "events" that have occurred since their investigation. The questionnaires used are standardised, internationally validated tools.
REC name
London - Camden & Kings Cross Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/1931
Date of REC Opinion
8 Dec 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion