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Filter by:Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is a fibroblast-specific marker expressed in atherosclerosis, associated with endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition and a rupture-prone plaque phenotype. This study aims to evaluate in-vivo fibroblast activation in carotid and coronary atherosclerotic diseases with FAPI PET and its correlation with histological vulnerability and clinical outcome.
The main objective of the present study is to verify, in vivo, whether shear forces computed solely based on coronary angiography and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques are associated with the biomarkers indicating the prothrombotic tendency of circulating blood in situ - distally and proximally to the coronary stenosis. The study will prospectively assess the relationship between i) the value and distribution of shear rate and shear stress (SS) estimated using three-dimensional angiography and CFD techniques, and ii) atherosclerotic plaque characteristics as assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT), iii) functional parameters of diseased vessels assessed by vessel fractional flow reserve (vFFR), and iv) in situ platelet activation, as expressed by platelet-derived microvesicles (pMVs) and small extracellular vesicles (sEVs), platelet aggregometry and other serum prothrombotic or inflammatory biomarkers sampled within the coronary artery.
Study CTQJ230A12303 is a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled, Phase IIIb study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of pelacarsen (TQJ230) 80 mg s.c. QM compared with placebo s.c. QM in US Black/African American and Hispanic participants with established ASCVD and elevated levels of Lp(a) who are treated for cardiovascular (CV) risk factors according to local practice/guidelines for the reduction of cardiovascular risk.
The goal of this randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial is to study whether ziltivekimab therapy reduces arterial wall inflammation as assessed by imaging, and reduces the systemic inflammatory tone as assessed by circulating monocytes, inflammatory biomarkers and proteomics.
The main goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a large-scale clinical trial testing a program containing several aspects for reducing the effects of air pollution on cardiovascular health (which is named the hybrid program hereafter) in adult patients (18 years or older) with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, we seek to answer how much patients adhere to and are satisfied with implementing the hybrid program, and what problems executing this program will bring for patients.
This study aims to evaluate the clinical, imaging results of endovascular revascularization of the aorto-iliac sector in comparison with aortobifemoral bypass and the hybrid approach, in patients with atherosclerotic disease of the iliac sector classified as type C and D by the TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC II
Carotid plaque burden and composition features, particularly lipid necrotic core, are significantly associated with severity of CAD stenosis. This study aims to explore the relationship between various phenotypic patterns of carotid atherosclerosis with the prevalence, phenotype, and severity of coronary atherosclerosis. The patients with chest tightness or chest pain will receive carotid artery ultrasonography before coronary angiography so as to explore the relationship between them.
Participants are being recruited at the inpatient department of the National Medical Research Center of Cardiology on a 'all-comers' basis. The enrolled participants will be divided into the main group (diagnosed with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)) and control (not diagnosed with ASCVD). The participants will have whole blood and serum collected at enrollment for further biobanking. A genome-wide association study will be carried out to determine the genetic determinants associated with atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, acute coronary syndrome, etc., including a search for pathogenic variants.
The purpose of this study is to measure the effectiveness of inclisiran compared to usual care in an inclusive study population (women, racial/ethnic minorities, and rural dwelling participants) which has historically been more likely to receive suboptimal lipid management, as a potential solution to improve care gaps. The study duration will be up to 360 days for participants randomized to the inclisiran with usual care arm and up to 720 days for participants initially randomized to the usual care arm.
Coronary artery disease is a multifactorial disease. Traditional risk factors, such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, stimulate the onset of an inflammatory process in the prone vessel and perivascular adipose tissue, which has not yet been clarified and is still being investigated. Coronary artery bypass grafting is an effective treatment of coronary artery disease, which has been shown to prolong survival. Perioperative analysis of the myocardial metabolic profile helps to identify appropriate markers and metabolites associated with early myocardial damage. This, in turn, helps to improve risk stratification by better understanding the mechanisms of the disease processes, in order to prevent postoperative myocardial infarction and its associated complications. Such indicators, which are related to the diagnosis and severity of coronary artery disease, as well as the prognosis of coronary artery bypass grafting, have been separately studied before, in the peripheral blood of patients with coronary artery disease, in healthy vascular tissues, such as mammary artery, compared to atherosclerotic tissue from the coronary artery, as well as in the epicardial adipose tissue, intraoperatively. The aim of the proposed study is to investigate and evaluate metabolic factors and biomarkers preoperatively, intraoperatively and postoperatively, in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting and their prognostic value regarding a) the severity of coronary artery disease (Gensini score, ejection fraction, acute coronary syndrome) and b) the outcome of surgery (indications of myocardial damage and / or infarction, low cardiac output syndrome and use of intraortic balloon pump, atrial fibrillation, 30-day mortality).