Study to Gather Information to What Extent Patients Follow the Treatment Regimen of Low-dose Aspirin...
Myocardial InfarctionStroke (Including Ischaemic Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack)3 moreThis study aims to gather information to what extent patients follow the treatment regimen of low-dose aspirin for primary and secondary prevention of diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Researcher will collect information about the percentage of time a patient has access to the medication, how long patients continue with the medication and of the proportion of patients who switch from dual-antiplatelet therapy (including low-dose aspirin) to a single antiplatelet therapy. The study will make use of secondary healthcare data sources converted in to Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) common data model within the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) network.
Symptomatic Trial of Angina Assessment Prior to Revascularization
Coronary Artery DiseaseAngina1 moreThe principal objective of this research is to determine whether symptoms, induced by confirmed experimental ischaemia, can help us predict which patients will respond to PCI.
Patient and Provider Assessment of Lipid Management Registry
HyperlipidemiaHypercholesterolemia15 moreThe purpose of the Patient and Provider Assessment of Lipid Management Registry (PALM) is to gain a better understanding of physicians' cholesterol medication prescribing practices, patient and physician attitudes and beliefs related to cholesterol management, and current utilization of cholesterol-lowering therapies given the new ACC/AHA guideline recommendations. The PALM Registry hopes to allow for the design of ways to improve cholesterol management and decrease the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the US.
Effects of Integrated Treatment by Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Reducing Cardiovascular...
Angina PectorisCoronary Artery Disease7 moreCompared with standardized western medical drug therapy, this study is mainly about whether the combination of standardized western medical drug therapy and Chinese medical continued treatment, can further decrease the rate of cardiovascular events for stable angina patients and change the condition of angina.
Angina Prevalence and Provider Evaluation of Angina Relief
Stable Coronary Artery Disease CADThe purpose of this study is describe the frequency of chest pain and how chest pain impacts patients' quality of life in the outpatients with chronic coronary artery disease in contemporary cardiology practice settings.
Correlation Between Reticulated Platelets and Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events After...
Cardiac DeathCongestive Heart Failure4 moreThis is an observational study designed to monitor the course of the fraction of reticulated platelets and the correlation thereof to major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events after noncardiac surgery.
Myocardial Ischemia Detection for Early Identification of Patients With Ischemic Chest Pain
Cardiac IschemiaChest Pain1 moreThe purpose of this study is to evaluate whether new novel markers from the clinical electrocardiogram (EKG), which have been used as non-invasive measures of heart disease, can detect coronary artery disease in patients with chest pain. The researchers are especially interested in studying how changes in these unique waves evolve over time with rest and activity. It is hoped that the findings will be helpful in differentiating patients with cardiac chest pain at emergency departments from those with non-cardiac chest pain, as early identification can accelerate treatment and save lives. Eligible participants are those age 18 and older who have been referred for a nuclear stress test at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Hospital to rule out coronary artery disease as part of their clinical care.
Mersey Acute Coronary Syndrome Rule-Out Using High Sensitive Troponin
Acute Coronary SyndromeAngina Pectoris9 moreThe aim of this observational study is twofold. The primary hypothesis being tested is that initial(first) high sensitivity Tn <5ng/l (limit of detection) combined with an ECG with no ischaemic changes is superior as an accelerated diagnostic tool/strategy compared to TIMI score (<2), GRACE <75 and HEART score ≤ 3. (Hs tn T- Roche elecsys HS tn T) and also against HS troponin at the 99th percentile (<15ng/l with nonischaemic changes)- again all scored with initial (first tn ) only. The second aim is to directly compare the three established methods of risk stratifying patients (predicting risk in suspected heart attacks) namely, the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE), Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) and HEART score in the era of high sensitivity troponins performs best.
Restore EF Observational Study
Coronary Artery DiseaseUnstable Angina3 moreA multi-center, prospective, observational, non-interventional single arm, study of the intermediate-term clinical outcomes collected from electronic health records of high-risk patients which have previously undergone standard of care prophylactic Impella support for a non-emergent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
The Heat Transport Characteristics of the Heart and Lung Meridians: A Study of CSAP Patients and...
Chronic Stable Angina PectorisAlthough some important progresses were made in the field of the meridian research, no breakthroughs have been achieved. Besides,there are some problems in meridian researches. Particularly, previous research of meridian phenomena involved lots of subjective elements and outcomes.Researches that use modern scientific techniques to investigate the biological characteristics of meridian phenomenon are urgently needed. Therefore, this study is designed to assess the heat transport characteristics of the Heart and Lung meridians by infrared thermal imaging (ITI). Thus, the biological characteristics of meridian phenomena could be presented objectively in a scientific methodology