Personalized Vs. Standard Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy and New-generation Polymer-Free...
Coronary Artery DiseaseAcute Coronary Syndrome2 moreNew-generation metallic drug-eluting stents represent the standard of care among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Currently, few data are available as regards to the safety and efficacy of the Cre8 amphilimus-eluting stent (Cre8 AES, Alvimedica, Instanbul, Turkey) in comparison with the biodegradable polymer everolimus-eluting stent (Synergy EES, Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA, USA). Results from randomized trials and meta-analyses consistently indicate that prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after PCI reduces ischemic events, but invariably conveys an excess of clinically relevant bleeding, which is proportional to the duration of treatment. It has been estimated, indeed, that for every non-fatal ischemic event avoided with prolonged DAPT, two or more clinically relevant bleeding events have to be expected. Given the trade-off between benefits and risks and the lack of mortality benefit in favor of prolonged DAPT, expert consensus suggests that DAPT duration should be individualized based on ischemic versus bleeding risks. At this regard, the DAPT score has been recently proposed as standardized tool to identify patients who derive benefit or lack from a prolonged course of DAPT. However, a prospective assessment of the DAPT score is lacking and whether a personalized duration of DAPT based on the DAPT score improves the net clinical benefit remains unknown. The objective of the study is to compared the safety and the efficacy of the Cre8 AES with the Synergy EES and a personalized DAPT duration based on the DAPT score with a standard DAPT duration among patients undergoing PCI.
Direct Complete Versus Staged Complete Revascularization in Patients Presenting With Acute Coronary...
Acute Coronary SyndromeTo test whether immediate complete revascularization is non-inferior to staged (but within six weeks after index procedure) complete revascularization in Patients presenting with ACS, including Non-ST-elevation ACS (NSTEACS) and ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), with multivessel disease accepted for PCI
Implementing Precision Medicine Approaches to Guide Anti-platelet Selection
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)STEMI - ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (MI)2 moreThe study aims to determine the feasibility and clinical utility of incorporating precision medicine approaches, incorporating both cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19) genotyping and platelet reactivity phenotyping, with standard of care for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), post PCI.
MBCT Via Group Videoconferencing for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients With Depressive Symptoms:...
Cardiovascular DiseasesAcute Coronary Syndrome1 moreThe aim of this study is to establish, in a pilot RCT (approx. N=50 participants) with a time- and attention-matched health enhancement control, (a) the feasibility of the recruitment procedures (screening, eligibility, enrollment rates), and feasibility and acceptability of the (b) MBCT and control interventions (adherence, retention, fidelity, satisfaction, group videoconferencing delivery) and (c) data collection procedures by group (adherence, satisfaction). Hypothesis 1a: Recruitment will be feasible as evidenced by screening, eligibility, and enrollment rates; (1b) the MBCT and control interventions and (1c) data collection procedures in both groups will be feasible and acceptable.
ShorT and OPtimal Duration of Dual AntiPlatelet Therapy-3 Study
Acute Coronary SyndromeThe purpose of this study is to explore the benefit of the prasugrel monotherapy without aspirin as compared with the 1-month dual therapy with aspirin and prasugrel in terms of reducing bleeding events after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using cobalt-chromium everolimus-eluting stents (CoCr-EES, XienceTM) in patients with high bleeding risk or under the acute coronary syndrome patients.
Telemedicine in High-Risk Cardiovascular Patients Post-ACS
Cardiovascular DiseasesAcute Coronary SyndromeThis is a non-CTIMP randomised controlled trial looking at the utilisation of telemedicine devices to provide remote, clinically necessary, diagnostic information, without the need for hospital attendance that patients will take home with them following admission to hospital with a heart attack.
OPTIMIZE Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent Systems Pharmacokinetics (PK) Study
Acute Coronary SyndromeTo evaluate the pharmacokinetic parameters of sirolimus release from the Svelte DES.
Prevention of Chest Pain in Chemo-treated Cancer Patients
Solid Carcinoma5-Fluorouracil Toxicity5 moreThis is a prospective, exploratory, randomised clinical trial. Patients with diagnosed cancer that are to be treated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) will be randomised into standard oncological treatment or a cardiological assessment prior to the 5-FU treatment. The investigators hypothesize that aggressive management of ischemic risk factors in asymptomatic patients will reduce the number of hospitalisations and investigations for acute coronary syndrome during and after 5-FU treatment and that patients with high coronary artery calcium scores are more likely to experience chest pain during the treatment with 5-FU.
Prevalence of NAFLD in ACS Patients
NAFLDACS - Acute Coronary SyndromeAddressing CVD risk in patients with NAFLD is the aspect of the disease most amenable to medical management and so improving long-term clinical outcomes. Almost no studies have been done concerning the prevalence of NAFLD in CVD patients, most of the conducted studies have been done in already diagnosed NAFLD patients to estimate the risk of CVD development. Currently, there are no data available about the prevalence of NAFLD in CVD, more specifically patients with an acute cardiovascular event (ACE) in Belgium.
Magnetocardiography in the Accurate Identification of Severe Coronary Lesions and Myocardial Necrosis...
Chest PainAcute Coronary Syndrome1 moreMagnetocardiography (MCG) is a promising noninvasive and accurate method for detecting myocardial ischemia. Although progress has been made in this area, there is a lack of studies using up-to-date examination instruments for the calibration of MCG analysis. This is a prospective single-center study aiming to build accurate analytical models of MCG to detect coronary lesions and myocardial necrosis. Coronary lesions are measured by coronary angiography (CAG) or coronary CTA, and are defined by both the stenosis degree and the computer-simulated fraction flow reserve. Myocardial necrosis is examined and quantified by cardiac MR. Healthy volunteers, chest pain patients who will receive CAG or CTA examination, and patients with acute myocardial infarction will be enrolled in this study.