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Filter by:Yearly, 180 000 patients in the Netherlands are referred to a cardiologist with symptoms suspected of coronary artery disease (CAD). To assess this, multiple diagnostic tests are available. Non-invasive imaging tests, such as coronary CT-scan, are safe, relatively cheap and can effectively rule-out CAD. However, when CAD is present, coronary CT-scan cannot assess the restriction in blood flow caused by the stenosis. Cardiac angiography with invasive blood flow measurements is required to assess this restriction in blood flow. This is an invasive test, more expensive than CT and it is accompanied by certain risks. Most patients in whom CAD is present do not need treatment, and would therefore benefit from non-invasive diagnostic tests. To reduce the number of unnecessary cardiac angiography with flow measurements, new imaging techniques have been developed. These techniques use CT- or angiographic images to calculate the restriction in coronary blood flow and determine the need for treatment. This study is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of these techniques when used as an addition to coronary CT-scan. Subjects are eligible if their CT-scan indicates possibly significant CAD. To determine need for treatment of a subject's CAD, the investigators will randomize subjects in three arms. One arm consists of additional CT-derived calculation of coronary blood flow, one arm consists of angiography-derived calculation of coronary blood flow and one arm consists of standard care, coronary angiography and invasive coronary blood flow measurements. After these tests, subjects are treated and followed according to routine care guidelines. Additionally, subjects are requested to complete 5 questionnaires in a 12 month follow-up period. The investigators expect that the total number of invasive cardiac angiographies with additional blood flow measurements can be reduced by half with the use of new imaging techniques. The investigators expect that this will lead to a reduction in healthcare costs, complications and a lower burden of diagnostic tests for patients. The investigators do not expect a difference in primary endpoints between the study groups.
The DCB-ACS trial is a prospective, multi-center, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trail. The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of drug-coated balloon(DCB) in de novo lesions for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) .
In this prospective longitudinal observational investigator-led single centre cohort study we will include patients undergoing cardio-CT for clinical reasons, to evaluate the role of cardio-CT terms of its diagnostic and prognostic value, as well as risk-benefit ratio. Particular aims include: 1. To determine the prevalence of CAD for age, gender, ethnicity relative to established risk models 2. To determine associations between CAD severity and plaque type and: 1. with traditional risk factors (arterial hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, smoking) 2. blood markers of increased cardiovascular risk 3. To determine predictive associations of between CAD with outcome (endpoint definitions in appendix) 4. To determine the risk-benefit ratio (number of subsequent interventions, complications, radiation exposure, late onset of cancer diseases, etc).
Within a CAD patient cohort there is a wide variability of clinical manifestation and severity of coronary disease. Distinct determinants that would explain the variety of CAD phenotypes with differing prognosis are yet undiscovered. Aim of this study is to find genetic variants, biomarkers, and clinical cardiovascular risk factors that relate to specific coronary artery disease phenotypes and related pathologies in a patient population.
The novolimus-eluting DynamX bioadaptor system is composed of 71 µm cobalt-chromium sinusoidal rings connected to each other axially by three S-links Each ring contains three uncaging elements that are positioned at equal distance in low stress regions of struts oriented in a helical configuration along the length of the bioadaptor which remain intact after uncaging. The uncaging elements consist of three separable junctions per ring held together by a 6 µm polymer coating that is resorbed over six months, allowing uncaging of the vessel and adaptive remodeling. Previous study showed the DynamX biodaptor is safe and effective treating in de novo coronary lesion. It also increased of vessel and device area while maintain in the mean lumen area after one year follow-up. However, the unchanging effect of Dynamx bioadaptor on coronary geometry change remained unknown. The present randomized control study is designed to investigate the differences of dynamic coronary artery geometry changes evaluated by coronary computed tomography angiography after DynamX Bioadaptor and permanent metallic DES implantation.
As the secondary choice of artery grafts, radial artery is more and more used to achieve multiple arterial revascularization in CABG. Risk factors for predictors of major cardiovascular adverse events (MACE) after CABG using radial-artery grafts (RA-CABG), however, remain uncertain. This case-control study aims to identify the baseline predictors of MACE after RA-CABG. We will collect the baseline characteristics and perioperative data of patients underwent RA-CABG from Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2019 in our single center. By reviewing the latest follow-up records, we will examine the correlation between the baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes (MACEs), then identify the independent risk factors for predictors of MACEs after RA-CABG.
This study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of acupressure applied to patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) on pain and sleep quality.
In patients with vasospasm or with negative remodeling, various vasodilator drugs used during coronary angiography can dilate the diameter of the reference vessel to measure the exact vessel size. In particular, nitrates are well known to induce pharmacological vasodilatory effects through vascular smooth muscle relaxation In actual clinical practice, it has been reported that when oral or spray-type nitrate preparations are administered to coronary artery stenosis lesions, the diameter of the reference vessel expands by about 10% compared to the existing vessel diameter. This may enable larger stenting in coronary artery stenosis lesions. Although many patients with vascular stenosis are accompanied by vasospasm and voice remodeling, in actual clinical practice, administration of vasodilators is only used in a small number of patients at the discretion of the surgeon. Nitrate vasodilators administered during coronary angiography are low-dose and short-acting drugs, and although a small number of patients may experience side effects such as short-term lowering of blood pressure, no serious side effects are reported . On this background, this study is to evaluate whether there is a difference in the diameter of the Ultimaster® stent treated with the conventional method compared to the maximally dilated coronary artery, and to evaluate the stability and effectiveness after the procedure.
The FAST III is a randomized controlled, open-label, multicenter, international, non-inferiority, strategy trial. A total of 2228 participants will be randomized in a 1:1 fashion to either vFFR- or FFR guided revascularization. Patients will be consented prior to the procedure and then followed up to 12 (+1) months after randomization. The primary endpoint is analyzed at 12 months after randomization. Approximately 35 sites in 7 European countries (Netherlands, Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, and France).
Background: Previous studies have reported that heart rate variability (HRV)-guided training is a better option for improving autonomic function and aerobic capacity (i.e., oxygen uptake and power output at second ventilatory threshold and maximal exercise) during a cardiopulmonary exercise test compared to predefined training in sedentary and physically active healthy people. Nevertheless, none of these previous studies have been carried out with coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. Methods: A total of 23 patients with CAD were divided into HRV-guided training group (HRV-G; n = 11) and predefined training group (PRE-G; n = 12). All patients trained three days a week for eight weeks (18 sessions). Patients allocated in the PRED-G carried out a previously established cardiac rehabilitation programme, combining sessions of moderate and high intensity, while patients allocated in the HRV-G carried out sessions of moderate or high intensity on the basis of their daily HRV assessments. The weekly averaged and isolated parasympathetic-related HRV indices, heart rate recovery, resting heart rate, and aerobic capacity were assessed before and after of the training programme.