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Filter by:In recent years, a large number of studies confirmed the protective effect of ischemic preconditioning on myocardium against ischemia/reperfusion injury, but the clinical data of the effectiveness of ischemic preconditioning in heart transplantation is still missing. Inspired by the promising data of ischemic preconditioning from the previous reports, the investigators firstly introduce a novel method of cross ischemic preconditioning technique to prevent ischemia/reperfusion injury to heart transplant recipients. This study will evaluate whether this cross-preconditioning technique would attenuate ischemia/ reperfusion injury to the heart transplant recipients, reduce Intensive Care Unit(ICU) and total hospitalization stays and the incidence of cardiovascular adverse events and improve the long-term survival outcomes.
A randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of negative pressure preconditioning of flaps on surgical outcome and microcirculation of the tissue.
The proposed study will investigate the clinical use of the ISCDX test that may differentiate between diverse stroke etiologies as listed below: Aim 1: Differentiate between cardioembolic and large artery atherosclerotic ischemic strokes, when hemorrhagic stroke is ruled out, as defined by TOAST classification of subtypes of acute ischemic stroke. Aim 2: In cases of ischemic strokes of unknown or "cryptogenic" etiology, determine the ability of biomarker blood tests to predict etiology between cardioembolic and large artery atherosclerotic.
The primary goal of the CORONA-IS study is to characterize stroke-associated acute myocardial injury (elevated hs-cardiac troponin) using different diagnostic examinations in order get a better understanding of it's underlying pathomechanisms.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate recanalization treatments use, safety and efficacy at the acute phase of arterial ischemic stroke in pediatric patients
A Phase III study of PLX-PAD for CLI patients with minor tissue loss who are unsuitable for revascularization has been initiated (PLX-CLI-03, PACE study). In parallel, this expanded access program (EAP) will be conducted to allow the treatment of patients who are ineligible to be enrolled in the PACE study. The EAP treatment is administered in addition to standard of care of the subjects.PLX-PAD 300×106 cells in a mixture containing 10% DMSO, 5% human serum albumin and Plasma-Lyte, will be administered via 30 IM injections (0.5 mL each) delivered into the leg twice,at 8 weeks interval. The locations of injections of the PLX-PAD are detailed in Appendix 1. Antihistamine treatment should be given at least 1 hour and no more than 1.5 hours prior to PLXPAD administration to ensure coverage for 24 hours, and as long as necessary post PLX-PAD treatment. Consider treatment with second generation H1 inhibitors such as Cetirizine 10 mg once per day.Subjects will be followed-up until 12 months after the 2nd treatment according to the schedule of routine medical visits at the medical institutions. In addition to this routine follow-up, a phone call will be made 12 months after 2nd treatment to inquire on the occurrence of subsequent intervention, amputation, or death.
Adequate brain blood flow is essential for brain survival and function. Brain blood flow is kept relatively constant by a process called cerebral autoregulation (CA). CA is impaired in various diseases including head injury, diabetes, Alzheimer's, pre-eclampsia and stroke. In stroke, impaired CA is associated with poor outcomes. A transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is the same as a stroke, except the symptoms only last for a short amount of time and resolve spontaneously. TIAs are sometimes called mini-strokes and are a major warning sign of strokes. There have been lots of studies of CA in stroke, but very few studies of CA in TIA. Brain blood flow and CA can be studied non-invasively with Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD). Study aim: To investigate whether CA is impaired in patients with TIA 20 patients with acute TIA (within 7 days), and 20 healthy controls will be recruited from the specialist TIA clinic at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. Participants will be eligible if they are aged over 18 and can consent to participate. They won't be able to participate if they have severe heart failure, an irregular heartbeat, blocked neck blood vessels, severe breathing problems, or if they are pregnant. Participants will undergo an assessment of brain blood flow using TCD, during which their heart rate, breathing and blood pressure will also be monitored. During the assessment participants will sit quietly before being asked to stand and then complete a squat-stand manoeuvre in time with a computer sequence. The research visit will take approximately 90 minutes, the assessment itself will take approximately 1 hour and participants only need to attend once.
There is a debate whether ticagrelor is superior to aspirin in treating patients with ischemic stroke or not, most of the studies examine the effect of both drugs within 24 hours of acute stroke some find that there is no difference between ticagrelor and aspirin, others find that ticagrelor is superior to aspirin. At this study the investigators aim at evaluating the role of loading ticagrelor received within 9 hours of acute ischemic stroke in improving neurological outcome of stroke. And evaluating the risk of hemorrhagic and non- hemorrhagic complications associated with the use of ticagrelor180 ml oral loading dose within 9 hours acute ischemic stroke
SELECT 2 evaluates the efficacy and safety of endovascular thrombectomy compared to medical management alone in acute ischemic stroke patients due to a large vessel occlusion in the distal ICA and MCA M1 who have large core on either CT (ASPECTS: 3-5) or advanced perfusion imaging ([rCBF<30%] on CTP or [ADC<620] on MRI: ≥50cc) or both and are treated within 0-24 hours from last known well.
The purpose of this study is to examine small vessel disease (a condition in which the small arteries in the heart become narrowed). The investigators want to know how the small vessel disease contributes to pre-HFpEF (a condition with inadequate heart muscle function in the setting of preserved muscle pumping) and to better identify potential treatment for prevention of HFpEF. The main procedures of this study include up to 2 clinic visits (initial visit and a second clinical visit only if participants are unable to complete all research procedures at the initial visit); a 6-week phone interview visit, 4 quarterly follow-up phone interview visits in year 1; year 1 follow up cardiac MRI based on availability and ongoing annual follow-up phone interview visits to track progress. If participants choose to take part in this study, participants direct participation will end after 1 year, participants will then have the option of participating in ongoing annual check-in calls. Participants will be asked to undergo a physical exam and provide a completed medical history; complete a Cardiovascular (or Cardiac) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMRI) with contrast agent; complete questionnaires to describe heart symptoms and overall quality of life status; undergo blood draws to provide blood samples for research testing, and allow the study team to have access to medical records.