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Filter by:The administration of Ticagrelor have demonstrated superiority to Clopidogrel in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and remains a first line therapy as an adjunct to aspirin for patients admitted with ACS. The patient population treated with Ticagrelor at an early time point includes non ST elevation myocardial (NSTEMI) patients and those undergoing primary angioplasty for ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). It is estimated that 10-15% of patients presenting with ACS have advanced coronary artery disease requiring Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG). The treatment guidelines recommend a delay of 5-7 days for CABG surgery in these patients for normalization of Ticagrelor induced platelet inhibition to reduce the risk of peri-operative bleeding. This delay may expose these high risk patients to adverse cardiac events while waiting for Ticagrelor effect to wean off. Furthermore, this empirical application of 5-7 day delay in all patients may be unnecessary due to the significant inter individual variability in response to Ticagrelor. There is limited data to determine the optimum timing of CABG surgery in ACS patients treated with Ticagrelor. The present study will determine the optimum timing of CABG in ACS patients treated with a loading and/or maintenance dose of Ticagrelor.
1. To compare hs-TnT levels after a cardiac stress test in patients with vs. patients without CAD 2. To assess the level of post-exercise hs-TnT predicting CAD (using ROC-analysis) 3. To determine the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of this exercise-induced hsTopT level in predicting CAD, either alone or in relation to traditional patient-related and exercise test-related metrics
The investigators hypothesize that chemoreflex response of muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) during hypoxia and hypercapnia will be increased in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients and that the presence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) will potentiate these responses. And, that the exercise training would decrease the chemoreflex response of MSNA in these patients.
Background of the study: Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) have become mainstay treatment for acute coronary artery disease and the number of patients receiving PCI is vastly growing. However, relatively little long-term follow-up studies of large real-world clinical samples exist that have looked at the real-world effects of PCI treatment and adherence to current guidelines. Psychological risk factors are important in determining prognosis after PCI, and undergoing PCI may increase the risk of low mood. To date, studies have examined single psychological risk factors, without taking into account their relatedness. Moreover, guidelines are advocating psychosocial screening in early cardiovascular disease, but the screening test as proposed in the prevention guideline has not yet been validated or tested. Although the detrimental effects of psychological risk factors on cardiovascular prognosis are known, the mechanisms through which they exert these effects are yet unclear. It is to be expected that not one but multiple biological (inflammation, endothelial dysfunction) and behavioural (coping styles, poor self-care, consultation behaviour) pathophysiological processes play a role, and that these processes interact with each other. In PCI patients the mechanisms linking psychological risk to poor prognosis are still to be investigated. Objective of the study: 1. To examine the adherence to the prevention and PCI guidelines and the effects thereof on long term prognosis in PCI patients. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of the psychosocial screening instrument of the European Society of Cardiology Prevention guideline 2012. 3. To examine effects of clustering psychological risk factors on several networks of potentially mediating mechanisms and long term outcomes in a large sample of PCI patients.
Clinical evaluation of a new cardiovascular oriented CT scanner from Arineta Ltd.
This clinical trial studies patients treated with the Coroflex ISAR Stent for coronary artery disease in order for the objective of verifying the non-inferiority of results that among patients who were administered DAPT for 3 months compared to patients who were administered DAPT for 6 months, in terms of the efficacy and safety of DAPT.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relative effectiveness and safety of Onyx stent compared to other (drug eluting stents) DES.
To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of computed tomography angiography in the diagnostic and therapeutic cycle as the first-choice method of imaging in the diagnosis of patients with a high probability of stable coronary artery disease according to European Society of Cardiology recommendations.
After successful coronary angiography and OCT examination, patients with TCFAs in non-culprit, mild-to-moderate stenotic lesions will be enrolled. Then, they will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive either atorvastatin (20 mg/day) alone or atorvastatin (20 mg/day）plus ezetimibe（10 mg/day）by envelope method. Angiographic and OCT follow-up will be scheduled for the target vessel after 12 months.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a Mediterranean Diet, personalized in terms of total calories, total lipids and balanced in terms of saturated, mono- and poly-unsaturated lipids, corrects the adverse fatty acid profile of patients with CHD and reduces markers of oxidative stress and inflammation more effectively than a low-fat dietary advice.