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Filter by:A Prospective, Multicentre, Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Performance of the AdvaPro Sirolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System in Coronary Artery Stenosis in Indian and European Population. To evaluate the performance of AdvaPro Sirolimus Eluting Stent follow up indicated by MACE at 9 months. Of the 120, 40 patients will be assigned to European population and 80 patients will be assigned to Indian population. QCA is applicable for only in sub-strategy participants at baseline and 9 month follow-up visit. A QCA Analysis will be performed on minimum 48 patients in Indian population only. Interval(Days) for patients visit at Day 0, Day 30±6, Day 180±8, Day 270±10 and Day 360±14.
Ischemic stroke affects 2.5 to 3 million people annually in China, ranking as the leading cause of death and disability. Cervical artery stenosis is a significant contributor to this problem, with about 50% of patients experiencing cognitive impairment due to reduced cerebral blood flow. Two main surgical approaches, carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS), are used to treat severe cervical artery stenosis, but their effects on various factors remain unclear. This project collects multimodal imaging data, including CT perfusion and angiography, to create 3D models of cervical artery stenosis. Computational fluid dynamics and AI analysis are used to assess hemodynamics. By monitoring blood flow, oxygen levels, and evaluating postoperative outcomes, the goal is to tailor surgical approaches for better patient outcomes and improved quality of life.
Objective To analyze the effectiveness and safety of robot-assisted percutaneous endoscopic posterior/transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (RPE-P/TLIF) in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis with instability. Methods A single-center prospective study from September 2018 to April 2022, patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and instability who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were treated with RPE-P/TLIF. Pain visual analog scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the degree of low back pain and lower limb pain before operation, 1 month, 6 months, 1 year after operation and at the final follow-up, and the Oswestry disability index (ODI) was used to evaluate the degree of lumbar spinal function. At the last follow-up, MacNab criteria were used to evaluate the clinical efficacy. Imaging evaluation included the measurement of intervertebral space height, lumbar physiological curvature, fusion rate and pedicle screw accuracy by preoperative and lateral X-ray films.
Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is the most common valve disease among older individuals. In symptomatic AS, mortality is high, and the only treatment that improves prognosis and survival is transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). TAVI is a growing treatment in Sweden, allowing previously inoperable older patients with AS, who are often frail and have comorbidities, to receive intervention. This results in the need for postoperative cardiac rehabilitation for patients treated with TAVI. Previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses examining the effect of physiotherapist-led exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (PT-X) after TAVI have shown that participation in PT-X can improve physical fitness (the highest measured oxygen uptake (VO2peak)), walking distance, walking speed, and health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). However, the included studies are limited, and there is selection bias, resulting in low evidence. Therefore, access to PT-X is currently almost non-existent in Sweden. As more patients undergo TAVI, it is crucial to investigate whether PT-X after TAVI can further improve physical fitness, HR-QoL, and reduce hospital admissions in older individuals with AS. Objective: Primary, to investigate whether participation in PT-X after TAVI can impact physical fitness, physical activity level, and health-related quality of life. Secondary, to study the prevalence of frailty and the number of hospital admissions during the first postoperative year after TAVI. Expected outcome: If patients with AS who have undergone TAVI can improve physical fitness, it could potentially strengthen the evidence and optimize the patient's physical capabilities. Increased access to PT-X and awareness of frailty in these patients could reduce the risk of falls and possibly the number of hospital readmissions. This would decrease healthcare consumption and improve the patient's quality of life.
There is no specific recommendation regarding pharmacologic treatment as primary prevention for patients with intermediate coronary artery stenosis whose revascularization was deferred based on negative fractional flow reserve (FFR). Current nationwide cohort study conducted using Korean National Health Insurance Service database evaluated the safety and efficacy of antiplatelet therapy in patients with intermediate coronary artery stenosis with deferred revascularization based on negative FFR (FFR>0.80).
Biliary stricture is mainly malignant in the adults and caused by several types of fatal malignancies such as pancreatic cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, and metastatic tumor, which have poor prognosis that the overall survival of unresectable lesions is no more than 15 months. The poor outcome often relates to a lack of reliable strategies for early diagnosis, which results in most patients with malignant biliary stricture being already advanced-stage disease at presentation. Therefore, it is critical to discover novel and effective strategies for the early diagnosis of malignant biliary strictures. Brush cytology and biopsy during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are the main methods for recognizing malignant diseases of the bile duct, but their sensitivity is relatively low, 45% and 48.1%, respectively. Even when combined with other biomarkers like carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), their sensitivity is still less than 80%. In the previous study, the investigators found that bcf-eccDNA has excellent diagnostic value in predicting uncertain bile duct stricture, and the sensitivity and specificity of a related eccDNA in 40 samples are 80.8% and 100%. The sensitivity and specificity of another eccDNA were 92.3% and 92.9%, respectively. However, the sample size is still relatively small, and further prospective studies are needed to evaluate its diagnostic efficacy.
This study employs a multicenter, randomized controlled trial method, where patients meeting the inclusion criteria for subglottic stenosis are randomly divided into two groups. These groups are respectively undergoing translaryngeal endoscopic mucosal injection and ultrasound-guided injection of triamcinolone treatment. The comparison will focus on various indicators such as therapeutic effect, incidence of adverse reactions, treatment costs, and hospital resource utilization between the two groups. The safety and effectiveness will be compared to determine the relative merits of the two treatment methods.
The study is a prospective multicentre registry study. Patients admitted to 10 stroke centres nationwide from September 2022 to September 2025 with acute ischaemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion considering underlying ICAS and treated with emergency endovascular thrombolysis were included for analysis. Patients who met the general inclusion criteria underwent thrombectomy and the necessary remedial treatment.
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) encounters challenges with calcified coronary lesions, leading to potential issues such as failed balloon dilatation, incomplete stent expansion, and increased risks of adverse events post-PCI, including stent restenosis and thrombosis. Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL), a novel approach for severely calcified coronary lesion preparation, has shown promising preliminary outcomes. Combining IVL with conventional approaches, such as Rotational atherectomy (RA), non-compliant balloons, or cutting balloons, may associated with additional benefit than conventional approaches only in terms of better stent expansion and lower long-term adverse events. This pilot randomized trial aims to investigate whether combining IVL to conventional therapy surpasses the efficacy of conventional approaches alone. The primary effectiveness endpoint is final stent expansion assessed by post-procedure optical coherence tomography (OCT), and the primary safety endpoint is target lesion failure (TVF). The trial seeks to provide valuable insights into the optimal approach for managing severely calcified coronary lesions during PCI.
This study aims to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of multiple and mixed valvular heart disease (MMVD), which includes combinations of stenotic or regurgitant lesions on cardiac valves. The research will be conducted as a multicenter observational study, involving several centers worldwide, and will have a one-year follow-up period (with a possible extension to 5 years). The primary aim is to determine the proportion of MMVD among patients evaluated for valvular heart disease. Secondary aims include the evaluation of the epidemiologic distribution of clinical, biological, and cardiovascular imaging characteristics at baseline, management strategies, and their impact on prognosis. The study will also evaluate clinical outcomes such as mortality, hospitalization for heart failure, and changes in echocardiographic parameters. This research aims to provide valuable insights into the diagnosis, management, and prognosis of MMVD, addressing an important knowledge gap in this area.