Active clinical trials for "Coronary Artery Disease"

To prospectively evaluate the utility of enoxaparin vs. oral warfarin in reduction of echocardiographic indices of LV mural thrombus. The primary outcome is the presence of LV mural thrombus at 3.5 months. The secondary outcome is cost analysis comparing the two arms.

The purpose of the study is to determine whether hormone replacement therapy in post menopausal women with coronary artery disease prevents future heart attacks or death from coronary heart disease.

The purpose of the present prospective, randomized study is to investigate the clinical effectiveness of standardized left ventricular reconstruction surgery (LVR). In order to standardize the procedure, the operation will be performed with the Blue Egg, manufactured by BioVentrix, a subsidiary of CHF Technologies, Inc.

The main aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention designed to increase attendance of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients at Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs (CRPs) on actual CRP participation rate and; examine patient-related factors (demographic, health, psychosocial, awareness) influencing patients' attendance at CRPs. We hypothesized that the proportion of CABG patients participating in CRPs will increase significantly to 20-30% following the educational intervention employed.

Candesartan is effective in preventing cardiovascular events in patients without restenosis after coronary angioplasty. Therefore, the investigators hypothesized that candesartan after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation was also effective in preventing cardiovascular events. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an angiotensin II receptor blocker, candesartan, is effective in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular events after drug-eluting stent implantation.

The study was designed to explore the clinical feasibility of XTR003, a PET myocardial fatty-acid tracer, for the detection of viable myocardium in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD).

The main objective of the study is to demonstrate that the inclusion of eggs to a plant-based diet will not increase the risk for heart disease but will increase the concentration of lutein and zeaxanthin, two important antioxidants and will also increase choline, an important component of membrane phospholipids.

DigTech investigates the effect of a text message-based intervention to encourage lifestyle change on objective measures of cardiovascular risk in individuals with coronary heart disease (CHD) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). DigTech will recruit 700 participants from 18-75 years old with CHD after PCI. Half of the participants will be randomised into a 24 week intervention trial, which includes sending 4 personalized short messages about risk factors modification 4 times per week and the other half will be controls. Participants will complete 3 main study visits: Visit 1: Baseline visit conducted at the beginning of the study Visit 2: Randomization Visit 3: End of study (24 weeks). Each visit will repeat the same set of cardiovascular measures including information about previous treatment, blood pressure, ECG, echocardiography, stress tests, blood sampling, International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ) and other measures.

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is the current gold standard for correct decision making with respect to revascularization in the catheterization laboratory. FFR is measured by using a pressure guidewire equipped with a pressure sensor, positioned distal to the stenosis under investigation. A newly developed pressure wire using open wire technology has recently become commercially available. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the Wirecath pressure guidewire can be used as standard pressure guidewire. The effectiveness of the device will be investigated by comparing Wirecath FFR measurements with the measurements of another regular sensor-tipped pressure guidewires during simultaneous FFR measurements in the same vessel.

This was a Phase 2 prospective, randomized, crossover study of Flurpiridaz (18F) Injection for PET-MPI in participants referred for evaluation of known coronary artery disease (CAD) or for suspected CAD with intermediate to high pre-test probability (PTP). The objective is to assess the difference and variability between 2 sets of rest images synthesized by the same or 2 different manufacturing processes. Twenty-eight evaluable [participants were enrolled in this study and underwent 2 Flurpiridaz (18F) Injection PET-MPI at rest. Each participant attended a Screening Visit at least 2 days and up to 14 days prior to the first Flurpiridaz (18F) Injection PET-MPI. The participants were randomized 1:1:1:1 to 4 possible sequences of receiving 2 doses of Flurpiridaz (18F) Injection: 2 groups of 7 participants received 2 Flurpiridaz (18F) Injection doses synthesized by the same manufacturing processes (either HPLC or SPE) and 2 groups of 7 subjects will receive 2 Flurpiridaz (18F) Injection doses synthesized by different manufacturing processes (1 dose by HPLC followed by 1 dose by SPE or 1 dose by SPE followed by 1 dose by HPLC). All participants were followed up by telephone for adverse events (AEs) and serious AEs (SAEs) at 24 (+8) hours following each Flurpiridaz (18F) Injection administration.