Active clinical trials for "Coronary Artery Disease"

Stent coverage and neo-intimal growth can be evaluated in-detail by intracoronary optical coherence tomography (OCT), which is a catheter-based imaging technique. It is performed as part of the PCI procedure. OCT is the optical analogue of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), except that it can provide much higher resolution of coronary cross sectional images than IVUS. The LightLab C7XR OCT system (Frequency Domain OCT) used in this Hospital has obtained full CE Mark, approved by the US FDA, and approved for clinical use in Hong Kong. It has been shown to be safe in clinical settings and has been used in over 300 patients without complication at Queen Mary Hospital. In this study, stent coverage and neo-intimal growth between zotarolimus-eluting stents (ZES) and biolimus-eluting stents (BES) will be compared by using OCT at 9 month and specific post-intervention re-study intervals. The investigators objective is to investigate the clinical impact and OCT difference on early stent healing and late lumen loss between the two new-generation limus-eluting-stents - Resolute Integrity and Biomatrix, which differ in stent design, eluting drug and coating polymer.

Psychosocial factors have been found to be associated with an increased risk for coronary artery disease incidence, progression and worse clinical outcomes. Patients with non-significant coronary artery disease (confirmed vascular irregularities, but <60% coronary occlusion) often present with complaints such as chest pain, which warrant screening by coronary angiography (CAG) or computed tomography (CT scan). The prognosis of this group of patients with mild stenosis remains to be investigated in more detail, and we propose that psychosocial factors play a role in the clinical prognosis and patient reported outcomes in this group. A special focus lies within examining personality characteristics, of which Type D personality is a primary predictor variable for prognosis. Type D personality is characterised by high negative affect and high social inhibition. In addition to psychosocial factors (personality, mood state, social support, SES), biomarkers(inflammation, clotting, DNA) as well as standard clinical risk factors (metabolic syndrome, activity level, smoking, medication use, disease severity) will be investigated. The goal of the proposed study is to investigate a preexisting psycho-biochemical risk profile for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and patient perceived symptoms in a group with angiographically or CT-scan confirmed, non-significant coronary artery disease.

The purpose of the study is 1> to compare neointimal stent coverage after OCT-guided vs. Angio-guided PCI, 2> to compare neointimal stent coverage at 3 months after EES vs BES implantation, 3> to determine the duration of dual antiplatelet therapy by OCT measurement at 3 months

This is a prospective, multi-center cohort study of patients with a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) and documentation of either a prior myocardial infarction (MI) or mild to moderate left ventricular dysfunction (LVEF 35-50%). The primary objective of this study is to determine whether biologic markers and ECGs can be utilized to advance SCD risk prediction in patients with CHD and LVEF>30-35%. The overarching goal of the study is to identify a series of markers that alone or in combination specifically predict risk of arrhythmic death as compared to other causes of mortality among this at risk population of coronary heart disease (CHD) patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF> 30-35%). If biologic or ECG markers are identified that can specifically predict risk of ventricular arrhythmias, then these markers may serve as relatively inexpensive methods to identify those at risk. The public health impact of identifying markers could be quite substantial, leading to more efficient utilization of ICDs and advances in our understanding of mechanisms underlying SCD.

Newly developed diagnostic parameters have potential to differentiate between epicardial disease and microvascular dysfunction with the help of anatomical details and physiological endpoints and can be used in present clinical settings.

The purpose of the study is to compare home-based aerobic interval training with supervised interval training performed in groups or on a treadmill at the hospital.

The COMPETE study is a prospective,randomized,two-arm multi-center clinical trial comparing two commercially available coronary stents: Chrono Carbostent Carbofilm™ Coated vs Driver/Micro-Driver Coronary Stent System. In this study, 204 subjects will be included (2:1 randomization Chrono:Driver/Micro Driver) in 6 Italian sites.

Randomized study. Patients with coronary artery disease equivalent will be randomized to receive atorvastatin 40 mg/day + placebo vs. atorvastatin 40 mg/day + ezetimibe 40 mg/day. Oxidized LDL cholesterol will be measured at baseline and after 8 weeks of treatment. Hypothesis is that ezetimibe will lower oxidized LDL

A prospective Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) study on the completeness of strut coverage and vessel wall response, at different time points (3-6-9 Months), following TAXUS Liberte stent implantation (staged procedures) in patients with multi vessel native coronary artery lesions

Bypass surgery is often required to treat severe coronary heart disease. Either arteries or veins can be used as bypass grafts. We wish to compare the long-term durability of the saphenous vein from the leg to that of the radial artery from the fore-arm when used as bypass grafts. We are examining how many of these grafts are still functioning beyond 5 years after bypass surgery by performing a coronary angiogram. After 1-year, we found that radial arteries were more likely to be functioning than saphenous veins. We hypothesize that radial arteries will continue to be superior beyond 5 years.