Active clinical trials for "Coronary Artery Disease"

To determine the effectiveness of the platelet inhibitor drugs dipyridamole and aspirin in reducing the angiographic progression of coronary artery disease over a five-year period and to test the predictive value of the platelet survival half-life in identifying patients with more rapid progression of coronary disease and development of its complications.

Computed tomographic coronary angiography (CTCA) has been recently introduced to non-invasively evaluate coronary artery pathology. Histology and intravascular ultrasound imaging studies have demonstrated that CTCA enables identification of plaque characteristics associated with increased vulnerability (i.e., plaque burden and composition) and allows assessment of vessel physiology (i.e., local haemodynamic forces), and reports have shown that CTCA can predict atherosclerotic evolution and detect lesions that will progress and cause cardiovascular events. Despite the wealth of data provided, CTCA has still a limited role in the study of atherosclerosis. Prior to unlocking the full potential of CTCA and enable its broad use, further work is needed to develop user-friendly processing tools that will allow fast and accurate analysis of CTCA, and examine in detail the accuracy of modern CTCA imaging in assessing plaque pathology. In this application, the investigators aim 1) to develop a CTCA analysis system that will enable fast segmentation, reliable coronary reconstruction and blood flow simulation in a user-friendly environment and 2) validate the efficacy of state-of-the-art CTCA for assessment of coronary plaque morphology and physiology against intravascular plaque imaging using hybrid near infrared spectroscopy-intravascular ultrasound.

This study is a clinical trial that will determine if sauna bathing improves blood vessel health in adults aged 50-70 years with heart disease.

The present study will investigate the effect of acute exercise on fasting and postprandial risk markers for coronary heart disease (CHD) in healthy male cigarette smokers and non-smokers. Participants will complete two, 2-day trials in a random crossover design separated by an interval of at least 1 week. On day 1, participants will rest (control) or complete 60 minute of treadmill exercise at 60% of maximum oxygen uptake (exercise). On day 2, participants will rest and consume two high fat meals (breakfast and lunch) over an 8-h period during which 13 venous blood samples and nine blood pressure measurements will be taken at pre-determined intervals. It is hypothesised that men who smoke cigarettes will exhibit impaired fasting and postprandial metabolic risk markers compared to non-smokers, but a single bout of exercise will be equally, if not more, efficacious for improving the CHD risk factor profile in smokers than non-smokers.

The purpose of the Surveillance is to know the frequency and status of adverse device effects and adverse events in order to assure the safety of the new medical device, and to collect efficacy and safety information for evaluating clinical use results.

High-risk abdominal surgery is frequently complicated by postoperative complications, such as sepsis, pneumonia or anastomotic dehiscence. Asymptomatic myocardial injury after abdominal surgery (MINS) predicts non-cardiac complications. The etiology of MINS in abdominal surgery patients is unknown. Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a physiologic mechanism that exposes tissues to brief periods of non-lethal ischemia and reperfusion, creating resistence for future serious ischemic insults. RIPC in patients after cardiac or aortic surgery is associated with a protective effect on the heart. The effect of RIPC in abdominal surgery patients is unknown. Objective of the study: To determine the effect of RIPC on MINS in patients after pancreatic sugery. Study design: Randomised controlled parallel group mono-center pilot study. Study population: 90 adult patients scheduled for elective pancreaticoduodenectomy in St. Antonius Hospital (45 in the intervention group and 45 in the control group). Intervention: RIPC: 3 periods of 5 minutes of ischemia followed by 5 minutes of reperfusion are created by inflating a blood pressure cuff on the upper extremity after induction of anesthesia and prior to surgery. In the control group a non-inflated blood pressure cuff is placed on the upper extremity for 30 minutes. Primary study parameters/outcome of the study: Maximum postoperative concentration of high-sensitive cardiac troponin T. Secondary study parameters/outcome of the study: Markers of inflammatory, intestinal and renal injury, postoperative complications during 30 days, length of stay and hospital mortality.

Stents are used at centers around the world to unblock the arteries of the heart. These stents are usually made of metal and remain permanently within the blood vessel wall. Newer developments in the stent technology has led to stent scaffolds that can be reabsorbed over time. Patients with diabetes are prone to more complex blockages in the heart arteries which can be more difficult to treat. The purpose of this study is to compare the difference of how arteries heal early when metal stents or resorbable stents are used in patients with diabetes.

BACKGROUND: Advanced treatment regimens have reduced cardiovascular mortality resulting in an increasingly older Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) population in need of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) , the majority (74%) is above 60 years. The positive effect of CR is well established; CR reduces cardiovascular mortality, lowers hospital admissions, and improves quality of life among patients with IHD. These positive effects of CR has also been established among older patients. The inherent problem lies in the low attendance rate, often below 50%. Several studies, including studies from Denmark, have shown that low participation in CR is most prevalent among older, vulnerable and female patients. The notion vulnerable covers patients with low socioeconomic position (SEP), patients with non-western background and patients living alone, as these groups have particularly low CR attendance. Effective interventions aiming at increasing CR attendance among these low attending groups are thus warranted and the current study will seek to address this. AIM: To test the effect of a peer-mentor intervention among older vulnerable IHD patients. DESIGN AND METHODS: The study is designed as a two arm RCT-study applying mixed methods. Power calculations were based upon primary outcome 'Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) attendance'. Proportion attending CR in control group was set at 25% and intervention group at 50% based upon previous research. With a 5% significance level and 80% power. 110 patients were required (55 in each group) to have a 80% chance of detecting, as significant at the 5% level, an increase in the primary outcome measure from 25% in the control group to 50% in the experimental group. Expected dropout was 6%. I.e., in total 117 patients are enrolled. Patients (n=117) are recruited by a dedicated research nurse before discharge from the cardiology department at Nordsjællands Hospital and randomized (with 1:1 individual randomisation) to peer-mentor intervention or usual care. Data is collected through both qualitative and quantitative data (mixed methods). Data is collected at three timepoints, baseline, 12 weeks and 24 weeks. The patients (mentees) are matched with peer-mentors. Peer-mentoring (i.e. mentoring by a person with a similar life situation or health problem as one self) is a low-cost intervention that holds the potential to improve CR attendance and improve physical and psychological outcomes among older patients. Peer-mentors are role models who can guide and support patients overcoming barriers of CR attendance. Peer-mentoring is unexplored in a CR setting among older, female and vulnerable IHD patients; establishing the novelty of the current study.

Use of intracoronary acetylcholine to investigate endothelial function in coronary arteries treated with either drug coated balloon angioplasty of drug eluting stents.

18F-FDG PET imaging is now considered the most effective method used in the clinical evaluation of viable myocardium. However, the need for fasting or glucose and insulin loading in the 18F-FDG PET protocol makes it unfavorable for a certain group of patients (i.e., insulin-resistance and diabetic patients). XTR003 is a fatty acid analog used for PET imaging, developed at the Beijing Anzhen Hospital affiliated to Sinotau Pharmaceutical Group. XTR003 is a promising fatty acid analog and perhaps have a potential clinical utility in the evaluation of viable myocardium. This phase I study investigated the safety, biodistribution, radiation dosimetry and Pharmacokinetics of XTR003 in 10 Chinese normal healthy volunteers both male and female between the ages of 18-40.