Active clinical trials for "Coronary Artery Disease"

The purpose of this study is to compare DEB with BMS in CAD patients who are at high risk of bleeding and in whom the use of DES is therefore avoided. Our hypothesis is that PCI with DEB is non-inferior to BMS in the treatment of stable CAD or in ACS (UAP or NSTEMI) in patients at high risk of bleeding.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate patency rates of the eSVS Mesh Saphenous Vein Graph (SVG) and control SVG at six and twenty-four months via coronary angiography and analyses of Duplex Sonography Results and coronary angiography and major cardiovascular or cerebrovascular event (MACCE)-Rate as well as analysis of preoperative great saphenous vein (GSV) duplex sonography and intra-operative GSV harvesting findings and procedure.

Background: - Bone marrow stromal stem cells (also known as mesenchymal stem cells) have been isolated and are found to make large amounts of growth factors. Because they make growth factors, these cells can help re-grow tissue and encourage repair of damaged tissue. Tests on damaged heart muscle suggest that injecting these cells directly into damaged heart muscle can improve heart function. Researchers want to give stem cells to people who are having open heart surgery to see if they can help to repair heart muscle damage. Objectives: - To test the safety and effectiveness of bone marrow stromal stem cell injections given during heart surgery to treat heart muscle damage. Eligibility: - Individuals at least 18 years of age who are scheduled to have open heart surgery for heart artery or vein blockages. Design: Participants will be screened with a physical exam and medical history. Blood and urine samples will also be collected. Participants will have bone marrow taken from both hip bones about 3 weeks before the heart surgery. During the surgery, the stromal stem cells collected from the bone marrow will be given into the damaged portion of the heart muscle. The rest of the heart surgery will be performed according to standard procedures. After the surgery, participants will be monitored for complications from the stromal stem cells. Participants will have heart function tests to see if the stromal stem cell treatments were effective....

Heart surgery involving valve replacement often involves the use of the heart-lung machine for over 90 minutes, and bleeding tendency is frequently seen. Conventionally, platelet transfusion has been the primary therapy to treat bleeding after this type of procedure. More recently, perioperative supplementation of purified fibrinogen (RiaSTAP, CSL Behring) was shown to reduce bleeding and blood product use (plasma or platelets) after heart surgery. The objective of this trial is to demonstrate the clinical equivalency and economic utility of using fibrinogen concentrate, RiaSTAP for the mitigation of post-operative bleeding in patients in lieu of platelet transfusion. Purified fibrinogen concentrate has been approved by FDA, and it has been used for the treatment of acute bleeding episodes in patients with low fibrinogen due to hereditary causes (e.g., afibrinogenemia). Compared to the transfusion of platelets which may be associated with volume overload, bacterial/viral infection, immunological effects and excess blood clotting, purified fibrinogen has several advantages. First, it contains no liquid plasma allowing for low volume infusion. Several viral inactivation/reduction steps are used to prepare the fibrinogen concentrate, increasing its viral safety. No antibodies or white blood cells are contained in the fibrinogen concentrate; therefore transfusion reactions are rare. Although platelet transfusion is widely used after heart surgery, there has been no randomized study to endorse this practice. In this study, patients undergoing heart valve replacement will be randomized to receive either platelet (1 unit) transfusion or fibrinogen concentrate (4g) after heparin anticoagulation is reversed. Subjects will be treated only if there is evidence of significant microvascular bleeding. Fifteen minutes after the initial treatment, subjects will be reevaluated for bleeding. If bleeding continues, subjects will be treated with blood transfusion per institutional standard of care. The primary endpoints for this study are the hemostatic condition of the surgical field and 24-hour total of blood product transfusion.

The DuraGraft® Registry is a European registry of patients who have undergone CABG and whose vascular grafts have been treated with DuraGraft. All participating sites will be from countries in Europe. The DuraGraft Registry will collect pre-CABG, intraoperative and post-operative data, major post-CABG cardiovascular adverse events, health economic outcomes and patient reported quality of life over a period of 5 years.

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of drug-eluting stent implantation compared to optimal medical treatment in patients with chronic total occlusion.

To assess the safety and effecacy of the Cypher stent ™ & Cypher Select ™ in the normal use of medical practices, within the labeled indications.

To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the 2.25 mm XIENCE V® Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System (XIENCE V® EECSS) in improving coronary luminal diameter in subjects with ischemic heart disease due to a maximum of two de novo native coronary artery lesions in small vessels, each in a different epicardial vessel.

The IMPELLA® 2.5 System will be superior to Intra Aortic Balloon Pump in preventing the composite rate of major adverse events during and after the PCI procedure.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Conor Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent System in the treatment of coronary artery disease (a single atherosclerotic lesion) in native coronary arteries. The study will evaluate the outcomes of a new drug-eluting stent compared to an approved drug-eluting stent. While Cordis made a business decision to no longer pursue NEVO™ development and commercialization, the patients will be followed up as per protocol. This includes performing all protocol required follow-up visits and the collection and reporting of all safety information.