TARGET-CTCA

Troponin in Acute chest pain to Risk stratify and Guide EffecTive use of Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography

The main aim of the study is to find out if a heart scan (called a computed tomography coronary angiogram) will benefit patients who have come to hospital with chest pain but haven’t had a heart attack. 

Chief Investigator: Professor Nick Mills

Number and location of participating sites / geographical scope (by region/ country): 2 health boards in Scotland (NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)

Funder: British Heart Foundation

Start and End date

Of grant award  May 2019 - April 2024

Of recruitment  Sep 2019 - June 2023

Current Status: Recruiting

UK GDPR privacy statement: Available on https://edin.ac/target-ctca-trial

Trial website : https://edin.ac/target-ctca-trial

Sponsor: ACCORD  http://accord.scot/

Chief Investigator Professor Nicholas Mills, Room SU225, Chancellor's Building, University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary, Little France, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK

Trial manager: Denise Cranley

ECTU Involvement Trial management / Statistics /  Database

(UKCRC)