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Filter by:The utilization of paclitaxel-eluting coronary stents in small vessel diseases is effective in reducing both repeat revascularization and major adverse cardiac events within two year follow-up. To evaluate the procedural, short and long term clinical outcomes of the Taxus Liberte™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent in small coronary arteries of ≤ 2.5 mm in the reference vessel diameter.
CYPRESS: A Prospective,Randomized,Multi-Center,Double-Blind Trial to Assess the Effectiveness and Safety of Different Durations of Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy (DAPT) in Subjects Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with the CYPHER® Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent (CYPHER® Stent)
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of remote ischemic preconditioning on cognitive function in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft.
The first event of the atherosclerotic plaque formation is the accumulation of the low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol) in to the intima of the arterial wall. After accumulation of the LDL-cholesterol, the oxidation of the LDL-cholesterol particles and recruitment of monocytes to the intima and media are the next steps. The thickening of intima-media thickness (IMT) is resulted from these initial events. The IMT can be easily measured by high-resolution ultrasonography in various arteries including carotid, brachial and radial arteries. The increased carotid IMT can be used as a non-invasive independent parameter indicating increased cardiovascular mortality. Some investigators reported increased radial IMT is associated with increased early failure of the radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula in the hemodialysis patients. Moreover, radial IMT is increased in patients underwent radial artery intervention because of denudation injury of the radial artery. Recently, the use of statin can halt the progression of the carotid IMT progression. However, it is unknown that the use of statin can prevent the progression of radial IMT after the transradial coronary intervention. The investigators want to evaluate the effect of statins on the progression of the radial IMT after the transradial intervention.
Current guidelines recommend the addition of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) to patients taking double anti-platelet therapy (Aspirin and Clopidogrel) to prevent upper GI bleeding1. Many post percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients are treated with dual anti-platelet medications as well as PPI to prevent upper GI bleeding. Recently, it was shown that PPI interact with the P450 system in the liver and reduce the platelet inhibitory effect of Clopidogrel2,3. Clopidogrel is activated by CYP2C19, which also metabolizes PPI4. Furthermore, a recent article showed increased mortality in patients taking PPI and clopidogrel compared with patients taking clopidogrel without PPI protection5. The degree of reduction in the platelet inhibitory properties of clopidogrel might vary among the different PPI4. The use of PPI for GI protection in patients treated with dual anti-platelet therapy is not based on randomized trials, but rather on expert opinion. Since H2 blockers are also effective in preventing acid secretion and are not known to interact with the P450 system that affects clopidogrel, the investigators hypothesized that these group of drugs will not interfere with the positive antiplatelet effects of clopidogrel and therefore will offer a good alternative treatment option.
In spite of the fact that the post-myocardial infarction survival rate has improved with recent medical advances, reduced heart function attributed to irreversible loss of viable cardiomyocytes is still a major clinical problem. The aim of the current study is to determine whether intramyocardial injection of autologous CD133+ bone marrow stem cells yields a functional benefit in addition to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in patients with chronic ischemic coronary artery disease.
The objective of the study is to collect information on the naturally occurring variations in ST deviations at different heart rates, as detected by the AnalyST and AnalyST Accel Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD).
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and tolerability between clopidogrel resinate and clopidogrel bisulfate in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) or CHD equivalents.
The purpose of this study in humans with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) treatable by PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) is to evaluate if dynamic physical exercise leads to an instantaneous improvement of coronary collateral function.
The real impact of cardiac surgery and coronary angioplasty remains to be clarified and, where appropriate, the influencing factors in a way beneficial or deleterious remain to be identified. The identification of such factors could make even faster screening, prevention and therefore open therapeutic prospects for those patients. The objective of the study is to constitute a prospective cohort to assess the occurrence of cognitive decline after cardiac surgery (200 patients) and coronary angioplasty (200 patients) using the scale Dementia rating scale (DRS) of Mattis. In addition, the investigators will identify factors that influence positively or negatively, the occurrence of such a cognitive decline. The study based on a systematic monitoring of clinical, biological, imaging and pharmacological factors and, to correlate the respective influence of these factors on the incidence of cognitive decline.