Active clinical trials for "Coronary Artery Disease"

There are no current alternatives to diagnostic contrast-requiring imaging for patients with an eGFR <30mL/min due to the association of gadolinium-based imaging modalities to nephrogenic systemic fibrosis and iodinated contrast-induced kidney injury. Ferumoxytol-enhanced imaging may offer an alternative approach.

The Beijing Hospital Atherosclerosis Study (BHAS) is a prospective, single-center, observational cohort study performed at the Beijing Hospital in Beijing, China. Subjects enrolled in this study will be the consecutive patients undergoing coronary angiography in the hospital. Blood samples are taken immediately before the angiographic procedure. Clinical and angiographic characteristics are recorded. All patients will have routine follow-up at 6 months and 1 year postprocedure, then yearly thereafter. Follow-up includes mortality, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, rehospitalization, coronary revascularization procedures, life styles, and medication use. The primary end point for the study will be the major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), defined as death from any cause, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke and revascularization. This study has been reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Beijing Hospital. All enrolled individuals will be received written notice of the intended use of their blood samples and provided written consent. The major objectives of the BHAS Study are to (1) establish a prospective cohort and a biological sample bank in ethnic Chinese with coronary angiography, (2) identify baseline new biosignature profiles such as novel biomarkers via metabolomics approach associated with the subsequent clinical events, (3) assess the use of molecular profiles from multiple platforms (eg, genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics) integrated with readily available clinical information for improved risk classification for cardiovascular events, and (4) provide clearer understanding of underlying disease processes.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prognosis of coronary stenosis based on intracoronary Imaging.

Apply CT angiography, CT perfusion imaging and advanced image processing techniques to improve revascularization decision-making and surgical strategies in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

The Hamburg City Health Study (HCHS) is a large, prospective, long-term, population-based cohort study and a unique research platform and network to obtain substantial knowledge about several risk and prognostic factors in major chronic diseases.

To assess the rates of ischemic and hemorrhagic complications of long-term antithrombotic therapy in patients with chronic coronary syndromes

Acute myocardial infarction owes to a plaque rupture resulting in total (STEMI) or partial occlusion (NSTEMI) of the coronary artery. In patients with a partial occlusion and multi vessel disease (MVD), identification of the lesion responsible for the current event (culprit) at the time of the examination (coronary angiogram, CAG) can be difficult. Meanwhile, identification of the culprit lesion is vital to conduct proper treatment. Furthermore, treating an artery with no plaque rupture (non-culprit), imposes a small risk for complications, which may be fatal. Precise identification of the culprit lesion in NSTEMI patients with MVD remains unsettled The purpose of this study is proper and precise identification of the culprit lesion in NSTEMI patients with MVD.

In Patients with stable Angina pectoris CCS 1-3 exercise testing for ischemia detection is widely used despite the known limitations. Measurement of the FFR is invasive but gold standard for Ischemia detection. Adding of parameters of spiroergometer might help to improve diagnostic accuracy of non invasive exercise testing. Therefore the trial is evaluating diagnostic accuracy of spiroergometric parameters compared to invasive FFR measurement.

A single centre prospective trial in which patients with a prior PCI for stable CAD who are referred for invasive angiography will undergo state-of-the art CCTA and dynamic CT perfusion. Subsequently invasive FFR and iFR measurements will be routinely performed in each coronary vessel.

In this study, quantitative characterization of plaque using coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) will be used to determine if women who were treated with intensive medical therapy have a greater reduction in the amount and type of cholesterol plaque compared to women receiving usual care and if this results in beneficial changes in clinical symptoms. The study will provide an understanding of how intensive medical therapy works in providing clinical benefit in women with nonobstructive plaque.