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Filter by:Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction nowadays affects about half of all patients with heart failure. In the general population, the prevalence of this subclass of heart failure (HFpEF, ed.) increases as the age of patients increases, especially in those over 65 years of age, and it has a significant gender. The study is to investigate the molecular pathways, predominantly protein patterns, involved in cardiac remodeling peculiar to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) by comparing them with remodeling pathways and protein pattern alterations in patients with HFrEF. In addition, the study aims to identify molecular alterations that would allow early identification of the development of PH-HFpEF and PH-HFrEF, affecting the female gender more
The purpose of this observational study is to compare the impact of rotational atherectomy to conventional stenting and to investigate how it may affect coronary microcirculation in patients with calcified coronary artery lesions and stable CAD. The study's objectives are to: - investigate the impact of rotational atherectomy on the prevalence of post-percutaneuos coronary intervention coronay microvascular dysfunction; - investigate the impact of conventional stenting on the prevalence of post-percutaneuos coronary intervention coronay microvascular dysfunction; and - compare the impact of both percutaneuos coronary interventions on coronary microvascular dysfunction. Patients with calcified lesions will be enrolled prospectively and will have serial invasive and non-invasive microvascular testing prior to and after rotational atherectomy or conventional stenting.
This is a prospective observational study aiming to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the high-sensitivity Troponin assay performed with the Atellica VTLi POCT system (by comparison with the results obtained with the Atellica diagnostic system currently in use) and to evaluate the impact of the POCT system on the reduction of decision-making time (particularly of "rule-out"), by evaluating the number of cases in which the conclusion of the decision pathway at 3 h (algorithm currently in use) could have been concluded at 1 h.
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effects of a drug (in the drug class called sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors) in women who have symptoms of ischemic heart disease. The main questions the study aims to answer are: Does blood flow in the heart improve with study drug? Participants will be randomly assigned to a 12-week course of the study drug, dapagliflozin 10mg, or placebo. Blood flow in the heart will be assessed using stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at baseline and 12 weeks. The researchers will compare the results from the two groups.
The goal of this observational study is to collect health data on people who are at high risk of having heart complications and are having a surgery that is not on the heart. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Is this study feasible in terms of recruiting enough people to participate in this study? - How often do heart complications happen in people who are at high risk of heart complications and are having a surgery that is not on the heart? Participants will have their usual care and will also be asked to: - Have extra bloodwork done - Complete some surveys - Have two echocardiograms (ultrasounds of the heart) - Continue to follow-up with the research team for one year after their surgery Researchers will compare how often heart complications occur in this high risk population to a future study where participants will receive stem cells before their surgery.
Drug-eluting stents (DES) have been found to reduce the rate of stent restenosis compared to bare metal stents (BMS), but the first generation DES caused an increase in stent thrombosis. The second generation DES, including the Cre8Evo stent, has been designed to address these issues. The Cre8Evo stent is made of cobalt chromium and releases the drug amphilimus into the vessel wall, which is quickly absorbed and then lost, creating a BMS-like form. The Cre8Evo stent does not contain polymers and does not induce an inflammatory response. It inhibits cdk2 and RhoA, reducing the proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells. In diabetic patients, the Cre8Evo stent showed superior results in suppressing late proliferation compared to conventional DES. The Cre8Evo stent has been found to be safe and effective in clinical studies, and it has a superior effect in the clinical course of diabetic patients compared to other stents. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the Cre8Evo stent in actual clinical practice, specifically comparing outcomes in patients with and without diabetes.
Authors hypothesize that "no-touch" saphenous vein as I graft is superior over conventional "no-touch" saphenous vein as free graft in the incidence of graft patency.
Subclinical inflammation plays a critical role in all stages of the atherosclerotic process, from the initiation of the fatty streaks to the development of plaque instability and rupture, causing myocardial ischemia and acute coronary syndromes (ACS). A few studies have suggested that the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the inflammatory response are intimately linked. Accordingly, a relation between impaired cardiac autonomic tone and increased markers of inflammation has been reported in healthy subjects as well as in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, chronic coronary syndrome or decompensated heart failure. To get insight in the controversial relationship between cardiac autonomic dysfunction and inflammation in patients with ACS both with and without obstructive CAD and assess the precise mechanisms and molecular pathways by which these two pathophysiological conditions mutually influence each other, to characterize their prognostic implications and identify possible targets for novel therapeutic strategies.
Post-market, prospective, multi-center, single-arm observational study to generate real-world clinical evidence associated with coronary IVL in a population of female subjects with calcified coronary artery disease.
This trial is a single-center, prospective, observational clinical study. All patients who have at least one coronary artery stenosis of 30%-90% in diameter ≥ 2mm confirmed by CCTA, and who are scheduled to undergo clinically indicated invasive coronary angiography (ICA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) evaluation and/or treatment will be eligible for enrollment. We proposed a novel approach that integrates CCTA, ICA and OCT images to automatically measure plaque characterization and calculate CT-FFR using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation and artificial intelligence deep learning.