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Filter by:This study will compare two priming solutions for extracorporeal circulation, one based on Dextran 40, one based on crystalloid and mannitol. Primary endpoint is oncotic pressure during cardiopulmonary bypass. Secondary endpoints included fluid balance and organ functions.
The BioNIR Ridaforolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System is a single use device/drug combination product comprising: - Stent - mounted Cobalt Chromium (CoCr) alloy based stent - Delivery System - Rapid Exchange (RX) Coronary System - Polymer matrix coating - Poly n-butyl methacrylate (PBMA) and polymer coating (CarboSil®) - Ridaforolimus drug - Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number: 572924-54-0 The product is indicated for improving coronary luminal diameter in patients with symptomatic heart disease due to lesions in vessels with reference diameters of 2.5mm to 4.25mm, including complex lesions.
A prospective, multisite study to evaluate the Impact of Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella ProQuad® vaccination in pediatric patients 6-24 months of age who are being considered and/or evaluated for any solid organ transplant (heart, liver or kidney)
The study will be performed as a cross-sectional survey. 300 Type 2 diabetes patients (T2DM), with or without known cardiovascular disease, will be recruited from the diabetes outpatient clinic, Slagelse Hospital. The patients will undergo echocardiography, Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR), clinical examination and will be asked to fill out questionnaires. This study project sets out to answer the following hypotheses: 1. Patients with T2DM have an increased risk of developing diastolic dysfunction. Using CMR, the investigators wish to measure left ventricle peak filling rate and passive atrial emptying fraction as a measure of cardiac diastolic function. The investigators hypothesize that classic T2DM markers such as levels of urinary albumin excretion, retinopathy, autonomic neuropathy, hypertension, dyslipidemia, elevated HgbA1c, T2DM duration, etc. are associated with pathological findings by CMR. 2. Patients with T2DM have impaired left ventricle myocardial perfusion as determined by gadolinium contrast CMR. The investigators hypothesize that the classic markers and risk factors mentioned above, are associated with left ventricle myocardial hypoperfusion as determined by gadolinium contrast CMR.
Sedation Techniques for children undergoing transthoracic echocardiography (TTE).
To evaluate whether an HCR strategy is more or less effective than conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (cCABG), in diabetic patients with multivessel CAD involving the left anterior descending artery (LAD), who do not present in the context of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities is a research study which aims to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD), improve quality of life, and reduce CVD related health care costs in rural communities. The investigators' aim is to better understand how changes in lifestyle can affect the health of rural women and others in their communities.
Cardiac rehabilitation is a program designed to help patients regain good health through lifestyle change after a heart attack, heart surgery or other heart problems. Patients will take part in exercise sessions and education lessons, tailored to meet their personal needs. The exercise training component of cardiac rehabilitation may be delivered as intervals of short intense sessions (also known as high intensity intervals) or the current standard care of longer but less intense sessions (moderate intense intervals). Both exercises have been shown to increase fitness levels and also prevent future risk of heart disease. The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of high intensity interval exercise training (HIIT) in patients who had a recent cardiac revascularization procedure or recovering from a heart attack, in comparison to current standard of moderate intensity exercise training in terms of their physical fitness and psychological well-being.
A Relational Agent (RA) "virtual counselor" (VICKY: VIrtual Counselor for Knowing Your Family History) has been developed to collect family health history information for common health conditions including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, hypertension and various cancers. In this study, the investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to compare the efficacy of using VICKY to the existing My Family Health Portrait (MFHP) tool for collecting family health history information among an underserved primary care patient population. The primary aims of the study are to 1) evaluate the efficacy of VICKY versus MFHP for collecting accurate family health histories and 2) determine whether accuracy varies as a function of health literacy. This project will obtain validation data on the efficacy of both VICKY and MFHP for collecting accurate family history data among an underserved patient population, in two languages (English and Spanish). The study will determine whether a virtual counselor can overcome many of the existing barriers to using traditional web-based family history tools.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the U.S. Efforts to improve CVD risk factors often fall short in complex patients with multiple co-morbid conditions, a growing, expensive, and high-risk segment of the U.S. population. The investigators are testing a multi-component behavioral intervention designed to help complex patients with CVD and other concurrent chronic conditions to become more effective agents of their own care.