Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:05 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:05 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02682966
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* ≥ 60 years old
* Major noncardiac surgery, defined as non-cardiac surgical procedures requiring hospital admittance \> 24 hours
* Semi-elective surgery, defined as surgery that that has been preceded by a preoperative evaluation.
* ≥ 1 troponin assessment in the first 3 postoperative days as a part of the routine 'postoperative troponin assessment' protocol.
* For patients who undergo surgery more than once, the first surgery will be included in the analysis. Reoperations will not be included.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Typical anginal complaints
* Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or new left bundle branch block (LBBB) on ECG
* Patients unable to fully comply to study needs (e.g. incompetent patients or patients unable to communicate in Dutch or English)
* Severe claustrophobia.
* Patients who have a life expectancy of less than three months.
* Patients who are too ill to undergo a CCTA or Ventilation/Perfusion (V/Q) scan.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT02682966
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02682966