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Filter by:This study is to evaluate the prevalence, plaque characteristics (plaque types, stenosis degree, remodeling) and predictors of coronary atherosclerosis in stroke patients with coronary CT angiography.
The aim of this study is to determine how two different types of iodinated contrast media (CM) agents, low-osmolar ionic ioxaglate and iso-osmolar non-ionic iodixanol, affect specific markers of thrombogenesis and platelet function in patients undergoing coronary angiography, and if the use of bivalirudin, a direct thrombin inhibitor used during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), affects any contrast-related changes in thrombogenesis and platelet function. Currently more than 1 million percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are performed in the United States annually. Despite the use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant pharmacotherapy, thrombotic complications of PCI continue to cause significant morbidity, especially in already high risk patients. In addition to adjunctive anti- thrombotic and anti-platelet therapy, the type of contrast agent used may also affect thrombus formation by directly affecting specific coagulation factors, fibrinolytic factors, and platelet degranulation, aggregation, or adhesion. Optimizing thrombotic risk in patients requiring coronary angiography with or without intervention is paramount to patient care. This is especially true if a type of contrast agent is found to have a superior role in reducing factors known to increase peri-procedural thromboembolic events.
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using the radial artery (RA) has since the nineties gone through a revival. The initially reported worse outcome in RA graft patients compared to patients grafted with the saphenous vein (SV) has since been corrected. Studies have shown better patency when using RA, so the RA is going to be preferred more and more especially in younger patients where long time patency is critical. During the last 10 years endoscopic techniques to harvest the RA have evolved. Multiple different techniques have been used, but now the equipment and technique have been refined and are highly reliable. The investigators hypothesize that the endoscopic technique has less complications and a just as good patency as open harvest. There are also two possible ways to use the RA as a graft. One way is sewing it onto the aorta and another way is sewing it onto the mammarian artery. The investigators hypothesize that using it on the mammarian artery is superior as a revascularisation technique with just as good a patency as sewing it directly onto the aorta.
This is a phase 1, single-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multiple ascending dose study aimed to assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of GS-6615 in healthy subjects.
The RESTORE II clinical trial is intended to assess safety and performance of the ReZolve2 Bioresorbable Coronary Scaffold in native coronary arteries.
Purpose of this study is to evaluate, after implantation of a drug eluting stent (DES), coverage of the stent struts by new tissue. The evaluation will be performed by means of intravascular imaging technology (optical frequency domain imaging, OFDI). Renewed tissue coverage over the implanted stent struts prevents direct contact between blood and metal/polymer, which could lead to adverse events: patients need to take blood-thinning drugs to prevent these events. Ous new stent has drug and polymer only on the outside of the stent, and the polymer is degraded by the body leaving a bare metal stent after 3-4 months. This should allow fast coverage of the struts, and might allow to reduce duration of the supportive medical treatment. Our hypothesis is that <20% of the struts remain uncovered at 3 months after implantation, as assessed by OFDI.
Prospective, Randomized (2:1), active control, single-blind, non-inferiority, multicenter, Japanese Clinical Trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Absorb™ BVS (AVJ-301) in the treatment of subjects with ischemic heart disease caused by de novo native coronary artery lesions in Japanese population by comparing to approved metallic drug eluting stent.
This study is aimed to evaluate the association of common carotid artery circumferential strain with the echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular function and the degree of actual hemodynamic deterioration in patients undergoing multi-vessel off-pump coronary artery bypass with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.
During percutaneous coronary interventions standard operator radio-protection is generally ensured using a lead apron, a thyroid lead collar, low leaded flaps, an upper mobile leaded glass suspended from the ceiling and leaded glasses. Previous studies showed that adding a bismuth-barium radiation shield drape on the patient right arm or using a pelvic lead shield on the patient, the radiation dose adsorbed by operators was significantly reduced even if was higher compared to transfemoral approach. No studies evaluated the effect of both adjunctive shields placed in the same patient. Aim of our randomized study is to evaluate if the combination of a shield drape on the patient right arm and a pelvic lead shield during transradial percutaneous coronary procedures may reduce the radiation dose adsorbed by operators compared to the use of only one shield or none. All patients who underwent to percutaneous coronary diagnostic or interventional procedures will be enrolled in this randomized study. Eligible patients will be randomized (using a computer generated randomization sequence) in 4 groups: 1. use of a pelvic shield drape 2. use of a shield drape on the patient right arm 3. use of a pelvic shield drape and a shield drape on the patient right arm 4. Any adjunctive shield drape (only standard radio-protection) For each group a further internal randomization will be performed in order to compare the right or left radial transradial approach. Each operator will be equipped with dedicated dosimeters placed at left wrist and at thorax level outside the lead apron. Since December 2013 the operators are equipped with a further dosimeter at head level. Primary end-point of the study is the radiation dose adsorbed at wrist and thorax by operators and detected by the electronic dosimeters. Secondary end-point are: 1. Radiation dose adsorbed by operators according to the radial access (right versus left) 2. Radiation dose adsorbed by the patients 3. Radiation dose adsorbed at head level.
The purpose of this study is to investigate if patients with coronary heart disease have higher risk to develop diabetes mellitus among the following two years. The examination of biomarkers taken from blood and fat issue shall provide which factors could be responsible for development of diabetes mellitus.