Active clinical trials for "Coronary Artery Disease"

Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide (Nowbar et al., 2019). Exercise has been shown to be effective in preventing repeat heart attacks, hospitalizations and death among heart attack survivors (Lawler et al., 2011). But, few heart attack survivors -- particularly women -- get the recommended amount of physical activity (Minges et al., 2017; Gorczyca et al., 2017). The goal of this pilot study is to test the potential of an innovative new doctor-led exercise program to improve physical activity and quality of life for women who have had heart attacks in the past. Women who take part in the study will be randomly assigned to participation in the exercise program (which will consist of three 45-minute exercise sessions on Zoom per week) or usual care (attending medical appointments and following doctors' recommendations). All participants will be asked to wear Fitbit activity trackers to track steps every day, to use blood pressure cuffs to measure blood pressure at home, and complete a brief set of surveys at the beginning of the study, after 4 weeks, and after 12 weeks.

This study is a single center, early phase 1 clinical imaging study designed to assess the dosimetry of 68Ga-Galmydar for PET/CT imaging.

This study was planned as a randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of mandala painting on the anxiety of coronary heart patients.

The goal of this research study is to understand if a blood test in people who have had heart transplants can detect and predict the following: Blockages in the small blood vessels of the heart. Whether small blockages can turn into more severe blockages in the future. Participants will undergo blood draws once every 3 months in the first year of the study (4 blood draws total, taking 15 minutes each) and their medical records will be reviewed for 3 years after the date they are enrolled in the study.

XTR004 is a 18F-labeled myocardial perfusion positron emission tomography tracer use to measure myocardial perfusion and myocardial blood flow. XTR004 binds to the myocytes and targets respiratory chain complex 1 in the mitochondria.This phase I study investigated the safety, biodistribution, radiation dosimetry and Pharmacokinetics of XTR004 in 10 healthy Chinese adults volunteers.

Due to differences in the mechanism of action, intravascular lithotripsy is likely to cause less distal embolization and microcirculatory dysfunction during plaque preparation. This may also translate into lower periprocedural myocardial infarction rates. Thus, this exploratory study aims to evaluate the microcirculatory function after the use of Shockwave® intravascular lithotripsy.

The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of Lumason-enhanced dobutamine stress echo (DSE) in subjects having a suboptimal left ventricular endocardial border delineation (LV EBD) at rest and who were scheduled for coronary angiography.

Accessing the arteries of the heart through the blood vessels of the wrist is becoming increasingly popular. By obtaining access via the artery in the arm as opposed to the groin, there is less risk of complications and improved patient satisfaction. However, using the wrist can cause blockage of the artery after the procedure. If there is too little blood flow from a second artery that supplies the hand, this could result in significant injury. Therefore, it is important to test these blood vessels in the wrist prior to having this procedure. The best way to evaluate these arteries involves the use of ultrasounds but this takes a long time and is expensive. Therefore, the artery is usually evaluated with a clinical test known as the modified Allen's test, which relies on the doctor watching the flushing of the hand during compression of the artery. Currently smart phones with cameras are able to assess blood flow by passing light through the skin and watching differences in brightness. This may be a better way to assess the arteries in the hand as it is less subjective than simply watching the flushing of the hand. This study aims to assess the ability of an iPhone application in determining whether there is sufficient blood flow through the arteries of the wrist and comparing it to the clinical test commonly used.

The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of Lumason-enhanced dobutamine stress echo (CE-DSE) in subjects having a suboptimal left ventricular endocardial border delineation (LV EBD) at rest and who were scheduled for coronary angiography.

Design: Single center, double-blind, sham-controlled trial that will randomize symptomatic patients with a coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) to CTO percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or a sham procedure. All patients will receive optimal medical therapy. Treatment:CTO PCI, as per standard clinical practice. Control: Patients randomized to sham-procedure will undergo only bilateral arterial access, without angiography or PCI being performed. Secondary Endpoints: (1) Greater improvement in SAQ-7 Summary scores during the entire duration of follow-up (6 months) using a repeated measures analysis (2) Greater improvement in individual components of patients' health status (3) Greater improvement in exercise capacity (4) Similar incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE), both peri-procedural and long-term