Active clinical trials for "Coronary Artery Disease"

The purpose of this clinical study is to assess the safety, extent and route of [3H] BMS747158 radioactivity eliminated (mass balance) in urine and feces of healthy male subjects. The safety of [3H] BMS747158 administration will also be assessed, as well as pharmacokinetics of [3H] BMS747158 and metabolite identification.

The purpose of this study is to compare coronary endothelium function in patients with a zotarolimus-eluting versus a sirolimus-eluting or a everolimus-eluting stents with optical coherence tomography, vasoconstriction in response to acetylcholine, and coronary biomarker level.

Adenoscan® (adenosine) is an approved pharmacological stress agent indicated as an adjunct to thallium-201 myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in patients unable to exercise adequately. The investigational drug, regadenoson (CVT-3146) is a selective A2A adenosine receptor agonist, the receptor responsible for coronary vasodilation, and is being studied for potential use as a pharmacologic stress agent in myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) studies. This study will compare the safety and efficacy of regadenoson to that of Adenoscan in detecting reversible myocardial perfusion defects.

People with coronary artery disease can reduce their chance of having a heart attack by making healthy lifestyle choices (diet, exercise, quitting smoking,etc.). There are also many medications that have been proven to reduce the risk of heart attacks and may even help people live longer. This study will look at different ways of improving the use of these beneficial medications to enhance the quality of care for people with this condition.

To assess long-term effects of a strict lifestyle change program on lipids, blood pressure, myocardial perfusion, and coronary atherosclerosis.

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were all recommended for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) optimization in the latest guidelines, however, which imaging modality was more suitable as either a diagnostic or guidance tool was still unknown. Recently, a novel, well-designed hybrid imaging system was approved for clinical use, allowing the accurate co-registration of two imaging modalities and immediate, simultaneous image review. For testing each modality in the hybrid imaging system, the investigators conducted this prospective, multicentre, non-inferiority trial. In this study, all participants achieved hybrid IVUS-OCT imaging after stenting, at meanwhile, patients randomly assigned to the IVUS arm were performed control IVUS (OptiCross, Boston Scientific, Natick, MA), and patients randomly assigned to the OCT arm were performed control OCT (C7 Dragonfly Duo, St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN). In this study, the investigators evaluated the non-inferiority of standalone IVUS versus control IVUS or standalone OCT versus control OCT in clinical feasibility using clear stent capture rate (CSCR) and safety using perioperative device-related adverse cardiovascular events.

The diagnostic efficacy and safety of the XTR004 myocardial perfusion PET imaging tracer are evaluated for known or suspected CAD with the use of invasive coronary angiography as the reference standard for the diagnosis of CAD and invasive pressure-temperature FFR/IMR as a reference for the detection of abnormal coronary function.

The objective of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate whether the investigators modernized IMPACT intervention for depression (eIMPACT), delivered before the onset of cardiovascular disease (CVD), reduces the risk of future CVD. Participants will be primary care patients who are depressed but do not have a history of CVD. Half of the participants will receive standard depression treatment in primary care (usual care), and the other half will receive one year of eIMPACT, a collaborative stepped care program including antidepressants and computerized and telephonic cognitive-behavioral therapy. To evaluate change in CVD risk, the investigators will measure artery function using ultrasound before and after the 1-year treatment period. It is hypothesized that patients who receive the eIMPACT intervention will have greater improvements in artery function than patients who receive usual care.

The aim of the study is to test whether, in patients with angina and flow limiting epicardial coronary artery disease, pre-treatment with Ivabradine, as opposed to beta blockers, will reduce post percutaneous coronary intervention induced microvascular dysfunction.

Coronary CT angiography is used to examine the coronary arteries in a non-invasive way when a patient is suspected of having coronary artery disease. The test, however, requires relatively high levels of radiation, which have been linked to DNA damage and cancer, and the use of contrast material, which can affect kidney function. The SOMATOM Force, a new third-generation CT scanner manufactured by Siemens, was recently installed at MUSC and holds the potential to obtain quality images while also reducing radiation dose and contrast material. This study aims to test the diagnostic ability of the SOMATOM Force in detecting coronary artery disease and also see if radiation dose and contrast material are reduced compared to the previous 2nd generation scanners. It is suspected that the Force will provide clinical quality images while decreasing radiation dose and contrast material required.