
The Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Drug-coated Balloon
Coronary Heart DiseaseAngioplasty1 moreDrug-Coated Balloon (DCB) angioplasty is similar to plain old balloon angioplasty procedurally, but there is an anti-proliferative medication paclitaxel coated on the balloon. Treating in-stent restenosis (ISR) with the DCB has the theoretical advantage of avoiding multiple stent layers and respecting the vessel anatomy. DCB has shown promising results for the treatment of ISR. Currently, DCB has a Class I indication to treat ISR recommended by European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines. In addition, some interventional cardiologist has also applied DCB in de novo lesions in their clinical practice. Although some small sample size RCTs and observational studies have suggested that the clinical prognosis of DCB in primary large vessels is non-inferior to drug-eluting stent (DES), there is no large-scale RCT or cohort studies to compare the clinical effects of DCB and DES. Despite several theoretical benefits of DCB, the procedural-related complications cannot be entirely prevented, such as acute elastic retraction and severe dissection, which would affect coronary blood flow or lead to acute vascular occlusion. Some studies have suggested that optimization of the procedural technique can reduce the occurrence of complications and target lesion failure in the long-term. Proposed criteria include adapting cutting or scoring balloon for pre-dilatation, residual stenosis<30% post-DCB, maintaining TIMI flow=3, DCB dilation time<60s, and appropriate balloon to vessel ratio> 0.91. However, such proposed technique and criteria have not been evaluated in the real-world clinical practice. This current study is designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of DCB in the real world and exploring the optimal procedural configurations.

Assessing Diagnostic Value of Non-invasive FFRCT in Coronary Care
Coronary Artery DiseaseThe objective of the HeartFlow ADVANCE Registry is to evaluate utility, clinical outcomes and resource utilization of FFRCT-guided evaluation in clinically stable, symptomatic patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) in order to further inform patients, health care providers, and other stakeholders about which technologies are most effective and efficient in the diagnosis and management of CAD.

Optilene® Suture for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Coronary Heart DiseaseMulti Vessel Coronary Artery DiseaseThe study is a voluntary study, initiated by B. Braun to collect clinical data for Optilene® suture concerning its key indication.

Computed Tomography as the First-Choice Diagnostics in High Pre-Test Probability of Coronary Artery...
Coronary Artery DiseaseTo evaluate the safety and effectiveness of computed tomography angiography in the diagnostic and therapeutic cycle as the first-choice method of imaging in the diagnosis of patients with a high probability of stable coronary artery disease according to European Society of Cardiology recommendations.

Ezetimibe and Atorvastatin Therapy on TCFA
Coronary Artery DiseaseAfter successful coronary angiography and OCT examination, patients with TCFAs in non-culprit, mild-to-moderate stenotic lesions will be enrolled. Then, they will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive either atorvastatin (20 mg/day) alone or atorvastatin (20 mg/day)plus ezetimibe(10 mg/day)by envelope method. Angiographic and OCT follow-up will be scheduled for the target vessel after 12 months.

Inflammatory Pathogenesis of Coronary Atherosclerosis in HIV
Coronary Artery DiseaseHuman Immunodeficiency VirusThe investigators are studying whether an anti-inflammatory intervention improves impaired coronary endothelial function (CEF) in HIV+ people with no clinical coronary artery disease (CAD).

The Direct III Post Market Study
Coronary Artery DiseaseThe primary objective of this multicenter, single-arm, observational study is to evaluate the feasibility of a systematic direct stenting strategy with the Svelte SLENDER IDS Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent-on-a-Wire Integrated Delivery System (SLENDER IDS) in an all-comers, real-world population.

9 Months Extension Study of SOMVC001 Study (GALA) Vascular Conduit Preservation Solution
Coronary Artery DiseaseThis is a 9-months extension to the following study, protocol number: 003-03: "A study to evaluate the use of SOMVC001 (GALA) vascular conduit preservation solution in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (GABG)". Participation is allowed exclusively to participants enrolled in the main protocol SOMVC001 (GALA).

The Wire-free Invasive Functional Imaging (WIFI) Study
Coronary Artery DiseaseQuantitative Flow Ratio (QFR) is a new method for evaluating the functional significance of coronary stenosis by calculation of the pressure in the vessel based on two angiographic projections. The purpose of the WIFI study is to evaluate feasibility of QFR when performed during coronary angiography and compare diagnostic accuracy to standard FFR.

The Effects and Safety of Low Calcium Dialysis on Coronary Artery Calcification in Maintenance Hemodialysis...
Coronary Artery CalcificationThis study aim to observe the preventive effect and the long term safety of low calcium dialysis on coronary artery calcification in Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients.