Active clinical trials for "Carotid Stenosis"

Determining whether we could visualize uptake of the fluorescent tracer Bevacizumab-800CW, targeting VEGF-A in atherosclerotic plaques by using the new imaging technique Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography both in- and ex vivo.

Patients with a moderate to severe carotid atherosclerotic plaque are at risk for stroke and this risk increases with increasing degree of stenosis. It has been shown that carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic patients with a carotid artery stenosis of 70-99% is highly beneficial. However, the beneficial effect of surgery in patients with symptomatic 30-69% stenosis is not clear yet.A clear beneficial effect of surgery in the 30-69% stenosis group might be found in a sub-group of patients whom are at greater risk for stroke. Definition of this sub-group might be achieved by plaque characterization, since rupture of a vulnerable plaque is the main cause of stroke due to carotid artery stenosis.This study will include patients with a 30-69% carotid artery stenosis, and assess plaque composition by MRI, the degree of plaque inflammation by FDG-PET, and the amount of microembolization by transcranial Doppler ultrasound. The main purpose of this study is to assess whether one or a combination of each of these imaging methods can predict the occurrence of a (recurrent) ischemic stroke.

The main objective of this single arm study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the AXS Infinity LS (Stryker, Freemont, CA, USA) and AXS Infinity LS Plus (Stryker, Freemont, CA, USA) catheters during the transradial approach through a secondary use of the data collected during neurointerventional procedures. This includes evaluating the conversion rates to a transfemoral approach. A secondary aim of the study is to assess the radial artery occlusion rates post procedure.

The aim of this study is to investigate the association of sonographic and histological features of the plaque among each other and with biomarkers of cardiovascular risk. The predictive value of these factors concerning the long-term clinical outcome after carotid endarterectomy will also be assessed. This may help to improve the identification of patients with carotid artery stenosis who will benefit most from carotid endarterectomy. The investigators major hypothesis is that the morphology of carotid plaques is associated with objectifiable sonographic parameters, in particular with the greyscale median. Second, the investigators hypothesize that sonographic and histological plaque morphology are associated with certain biomarkers of cardiovascular risk. Identification of 'vulnerable plaques' on the basis of a peripheral blood draw and a sonographic investigation may enable the treating physician to focus resources on patients who will benefit most form therapeutic interventions for primary prevention of ischemic stroke.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the association between aspirin efficacy and general platelet reactivity in relation to microembolic signals (MES) during carotid endarterectomy (CEA).

A Perspective, Self-control Study on the Progression of Carotid Plaques in Anti-PD-1 mAb Treated Tumor Patients by Artery Ultrasound Follow-up

Investigate the current situation of carotid stenosis therapy in China. Establish the data bank of carotid stenosis revascularization (CAS and CEA) in China ,in order to get best quality control of the therapy, as well as confirm the standard treatment for carotid stenosis. Understand situation about the adverse events occurs after the revascularization (CAS and CEA), evaluate the health economics .

The aim of this study is to develop non-invasive MRI, and MRS approaches that will quantify the plaque composition and lipid content of plaques and will have the potential for repeated in vivo measurements. To investigate sensitivity and specificity of 3.0 Tesla MRI and MRS for dimension and composition assessment of carotid artery plaques, in particularly those plaques with lipid rich necrotic cores. This non-invasive cross-sectional study, compares carotid parameters of in-vivo 3.0 Tesla MRI, MRS and B-mode ultrasound with histology specimens collected at endarterectomy.

Stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Stenotic carotid arteries can lead to stroke if the cause of the stenosis is a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque. Recent studies reveal that if a patient has a plaque in the carotid artery it is highly probable that he/she will develop plaques in other superficial arteries like the femoral artery. Currently, duplex ultrasound is used to determine the grade of stenosis and is the main criterion for intervention (endarterectomy) planning. However, the stability, or instability of the plaque cannot be determined non-invasively. Photoacoustics is a novel, non-invasive imaging modality that uses pulsed laser light to generate laser induced ultrasound in the absorbing region of the tissue. Photoacoustic imaging provides optical contrast of biological tissue chromophores with an acoustic resolution and imaging depth, which is promising for visualization of plaque composition. The advantage of photoacoustics is the use of multiple wavelengths, since different tissues respond differently to different wavelengths. Hence, non-invasive, in vivo, morphology assessment is a future application of this new modality that would improve diagnosis and clinical decision making. The drawback is the limited penetration depth of the laser light and the signals generated by surrounding tissue. A new, integrated photoacoustic device has been developed that meets all safety requirements and has an improved penetration depth, suitable for imaging of carotid arteries with the aim to distinguish between plaques with different morphology.

The main aim of the study is to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation and concurrent carotid atherosclerosis. Additionally, this study will investigate the effect of concurrent carotid atherosclerosis on the outcomes of recurrent stroke, myocardial infarction and death during follow-up