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Filter by:A long-term evaluation of the impact of intensive diet and lifestyle intervention on coronary plaque dynamics in patients with coronary atherosclerosis diagnosed in computed tomography angiography (CCTA). 92 patients who completed the Dietary Intervention to Stop COronary Atherosclerosis in Computed Tomography study (DISCO-CT, NCT02571803) will be followed-up.
Primary prevention of coronary disease and especially its major complication, inaugural myocardial infarction, is based on any prodromal symptoms identification and on risk profile establishment. About 50% of myocardial infarctions are caused by an unstable non-stenosing plaque, asymptomatic before the event since without significant reduction in coronary flow, particularly during a stress test or during stress imaging. Study purpose is to set up, in medical emergency department, check-up unit and cardiology department, a primary prevention strategy articulated around a routine examination: calcium scoring. The latter makes it possible to categorize patients according to their risk of generating atheromatous plaques and to classify them into several risk levels (groups) according to their score: low (<40th percentile), intermediate (between the 40th percentile and the 65th percentile: group III) or high risk (>65th percentile, group IV). 18F-Na PET scan can mark unstable coronary plaques. For the intermediate risk population who would demonstrate within 6 to 18 months after first calcium score either an increase of percentile of more than 20% or an increase above 20 points of the calcium score and for high risk population, 18F-Na PET scan will be recommended and repeated 6 months later. Secondary prevention treatment will then be administered in the event of an abnormal examination.
The effect of head position as a nonpharmacological therapy on acute ischemic stroke (AIS) remains inconclusive. Recent HOPES2 (Head dOwn-Position for acutE moderate ischemic Stroke with large artery atherosclerosis) suggest the safety, feasibility, and potential benefit of the head-down position (HDP) in acute ischemic stroke. The current study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of HDP in acute moderate ischemic stroke patients with large artery atherosclerosis.
Early detection of coronary atherosclerotic disease facilitates adequate prevention. The purpose of this study is to compare an assessment of coronary atherosclerotic disease burden by positron emission tomography / computed tomography (NaF-PET/CT) with those of conventional and ultra-high-resolution-CT (UHR-CT) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. For this purpose, the investigators plan to include 33 patients with symptoms concerning for CAD who have been referred for cardiac CT testing.
Background: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a common chronic inflammatory disease with a prevalence up to 670 every 100,000 subjects. Patients with PsA has an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) which is one of the major causes of death. The investigators hypothesize that metformin in combination of a treat-to-target (T2T) strategy aiming at tight disease control is more effective in preventing progression of subclinical arthrosclerosis than T2T strategy alone in non-diabetic PsA patients. Objective: To investigate the vascular effects of metformin in PsA patients without diabetes mellitus. The metabolic and anti-inflammatory roles of metformin will also be explored. Study design: This is a 1-year, single-centered, pilot, open-labelled, randomized controlled trial. A total of 24 enrolled patients with PsA being followed at the Prince of Wales Hospital rheumatology clinics will be recruited and randomized to either metformin group or control group in a 1:1 ratio. Participants randomized to the metformin group will be instructed to take 500 mg metformin daily for 1 week before titrating up to twice a day (one with the morning meal, one with the evening meal) to reduce gastro-intestinal adverse events. Expected outcomes: The data from this study will support that there will be significant difference in the proportion of subjects with carotid plaque progression between the metformin group and control group over a period of 1 year.
The investigators conducted this randomized-controlled trial to assess the effect of oral omega-3 supplementation on glycemic control, lipid profile, albuminuria level, kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) to participants who were pediatric patients with T1DM and diabetic nephropathy.
This trial will investigate whether notifying patients and their clinicians of the presence of moderate or severe coronary artery calcium on a low-dose CT scan performed for lung cancer screening results in a lower incidence of cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke as compared with usual care informed by clinical practice guidelines.
This study is a prospective, randomized, open-label, and single center trial. To evaluate the effect of treatment with PCSK9 inhibitor on the risk for cardiovascular death, recurrent unstable angina, myocardial infarction, stroke, or coronary revascularization in patients with very high risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and cancer.
The goal of this clinical trail is to compare the differences in carotid plaque Treg cells' gene signature for activation, proliferation, and suppressive function using scRNA-seq in patients treated with IL-2 compared to control.
Study CKJX839B1FR01 in an In silico trial to predict the efficacy of Inclisiran therapy on major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and cardiovascular (CV) death in virtual patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and elevated LDL-C.