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Filter by:Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been recently studied for evaluation of coronary stenting. Because of high resolutions, several reports have shown that OCT is appropriate for evaluating neointimal tissue after coronary stent implantation. Also, the strut coverage and the characterization of neointimal tissue can be accurately evaluated. Furthermore, OCT-defined coverage of a stent strut was proposed to be related with clinical safety in drug-eluting stents-treated patients. Therefore, the investigators will evaluate the appropriateness of currently using coronary stents (e.g. Sirolimus eluting stent, Paclitaxel-eluting stent, Zotarolimus-eluting stent, Everolimus-eluting stent, Biolimus eluting stent, EPC(endothelial progenitor cell) Capture stent, etc) based on the findings of OCT. Additionally, the investigators will evaluate neointimal hyperplasia, malposition or strut coverage to decide the differences in the stent characteristics, the duration of antiplatelet use, and the differences according to the clinical presentations.
As the prospective, observational, cross-sectional study, the accuracy of CT angiography-based therapeutic decision-making for revascularization will be evaluated. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of CT angiography-based therapeutic decision-making for revascularization prior to conventional angiography whether CT angiography is an accurate non-invasive technique to determine the most appropriate therapeutic strategies.
HIV-infection is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Especially patients with low CD4+ counts have a higher incidence of structural heart disease. Myocardial T1 relaxation time, as well as T1-derived extracellular volume fraction are relatively new methods for non-invasive myocardial tissue characterization, including diffuse myocardial fibrosis. In our study HIV-patients with high and low CD4+ counts are examined on a 3T MRI scanner (Ingenia 3T, Philips Medical, Best, Netherlands). Scanning protocol includes common SSFP sequences, STIR imaging and LGE [Late gadolinium enhancement]. All HIV patients are treated in the HIV outpatient clinic of the hospital's Internal Medicine department and have an unremarkable history of cardiac disease. Patients are recruited from all over Germany. In order to obtain reference values, a subgroup of healthy, age-matched controls is included in this study. Aim of this study is to show differences in T1- and ECV-values in the investigated subgroups. In addition, we also want to create cut-off values for healthy and affected myocardium in asymptomatic HIV-infected patients. This study could show whether myocardial T1 mapping is a potential screening parameter for beginning heart disease as part of an HIV-infection, and whether an application in routine diagnostic is reasonable.
The purpose of this study is to compare three different revascularization strategies in patients with multi-vessel coronary disease: MICS CABG, OPCABG and ONCABG. The study hypothesis: MICS CABG (Minimally invasive cardiac surgery coronary artery bypass grafting) has advantages in comparison with conventional off-pump (OPCABG) and on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (ONCABG) concerning major adverse cardiac and cerebral events (MACCE) and procedural success.
To explore the safety and efficiency of adenovirus-hepatocyte growth factor(Ad-HGF) treatment in ischemic heart disease.
The objective of this research is to assess the clinical results of implantation of different drug eluting stents under "aggressive" intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guided all the way up to 24 months after operation and to establish the significance of the data of an optical coherent tomography (OCT) for the assessment of direct results of stenting and the degrees of endothelization of stent after 6 months. The following hypothesis formed the base for this study: - IVUS guided intervention allows to improve the results and increase the safety of implantation drug eluting stents. - Suboptimal results according to IVUS data can influence the follow up results of treatment. - Suboptimal results according to OCT data, which are not revealed by IVUS, can influence the follow up results of treatment. - The use of strategy of stenting with the achievement of optimal results under the intravascular methods of visualization allows to reduce the time of application of antiplatelet therapy. - The modern limus-eluting stents do not differ in the follow up results in investigated criteria.
The registry aims to evaluate the safety, performance and efficacy of the Everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) system following rotational atherectomy in patients with complex de novo native coronary artery lesions in all-day clinical practice.
High energy formula more positively affect growth in infants with congenital heart disease compared to standard formula
Systemic sclerosis is an orphan, multiorgan disease affecting the connective tissue of the skin and all internal organs. Cardiac involvement, mainly characterised by small intramyocardial coronary artery involvement and myocardial fibrosis, can cause the development of impaired diastolic ventricular filling, cardiac blocks and ventricular arrhythmias, and can ensue in congestive heart failure and sudden death. Until now, no drug has been proven to have a therapeutic effect on SSc myocardial disease on an evidence-based level. Short-term trials and retrospective studies have suggested a favourable and protective effect of calcium channel blockers and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in patients with myocardial involvement. However, no data are presently available on the prevention and treatment of severe heart disease. This observational trial is part of the collaborative project "DeSScipher", one out of five observational trials to decipher the optimal management of systemic sclerosis. Aim of this observational trial is to assess the efficacy and safety of calcium channel blockers and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in asymptomatic SSc patients with cardiac involvement.
The Impact of Compound danshen dropping pill for coronary heart disease (CHD) heart and artery structure and function in patients with hypertension