Transitional Rehabilitation in CABG Patients
Coronary Artery DiseaseCoronary Artery Bypass Graft SurgeryThe goal of this research study is to understand whether an at-home exercise program started soon after CABG surgery, and continuing for 4 weeks following discharge from the hospital, can preserve or improve physical function.
GLOBAL LEADERS Adjudication Sub-Study
Coronary Artery DiseasePlatelet-aggregation InhibitorsThe GLOBAL LEADERS Adjudication Sub-StudY, GLASSY, is based on a re-assessment of all the events reported in the dataset of the parent trial (COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF 1 MONTH OF TICAGRELOR PLUS ASPIRIN FOLLOWED BY TICAGRELOR MONOTHERAPY VERSUS A CURRENT-DAY INTENSIVE DUAL ANTIPLATELET THERAPY IN ALL-COMERS PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION WITH BIVALIRUDIN AND BIOMATRIX FAMILY DRUG-ELUTING STENT USE) by an independent Clinical Event Committee (CEC), composed of three physicians not involved in the main trial. The substudy include the first 19 top-enrolling sites of the GLOBAL LEADERS to reach the estimated sample size of 7,186 patients for the two co-primary outcomes of death, any non-fatal myocardial infarction, any non-fatal stroke or urgent target vessel revascularization and bleeding events classified as 3 or 5 according to the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) criteria. To ensure a comprehensive assessment of clinical events, a triggers logic is adopted to identify other potential events qualifying for study endpoints but not reported as such by local investigators.
Arrhythmias in Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients
Myocardial InfarctionCoronary Artery Disease8 morePatients are screened for significant arrhythmias and other possibly significant ECG-patterns directly after discharge and two weeks after myocardial infarction using wearable devices. The home monitoring data will be linked with extensive data from electronic health records collected before, during hospital stay and after discharge. The purpose of the study is to clarify whether home monitoring of continuous ECG-signals can be used to predict and prevent serious adverse events after myocardial infarction.
Water Intake Associated With Aerobic Exercise in Coronary
Coronary Artery DiseaseThe need to restore water losses resulting from physical activity has become established and diffused into international consensus for healthy individuals or high-performance athletes. However, the influence of fluid replacement when administered during and after exercise on cardiorespiratory parameters, cardiac autonomic modulation, and subjective perceptions of effort and pain of individuals with autonomic alterations known as the coronary arteries remain poorly understood. In this sense, this study intends to investigate the influence of hydration on cardiac autonomic modulation, cardiorespiratory parameters, subjective perception of exertion and pain of coronary arteries submitted to aerobic exercise in the model of a cardiovascular rehabilitation session. A total of 31 individuals will be recruited in this study and will perform four standardized cardiovascular rehabilitation sessions. Only in the second and the fourth session will the volunteers be instructed to ingest a quantity of water predetermined by the evaluator, based on the loss of body mass measured in the first and the third sessions. The outcomes (autonomic modulation, cardiorespiratory variables and perceptions) will be evaluated before, during and after exercise. The results of this study will enable professionals working with this population to implement awareness strategies on the importance of fluid intake in cardiovascular rehabilitation programs.
The Procedural Success and Complication Rate of the Left Distal Radial Approach
Coronary Artery DiseaseRadial Artery Injury at Wrist and Hand LevelLeft distal transradial approach (ldTRA) can be an attractive alternative route for left radial and right radial artery. Recently, Ferdinand Kiemeneij reported the feasibility and safety of the use of ldTRA. But, there is few studies focused on this issue. Therefore, the purpose of this prospective observational study is to assess the feasibility and safety of the ldTRA for CAG and PCI.
FFRangio Accuracy vs. Standard FFR
Coronary Artery DiseaseThis is a prospective, observational, multi-center, single-arm, clinical trial designed to assess the efficacy of FFRangio in measuring FFR obtained from angiography compared to Invasive FFR for diagnosing hemodynamically significant coronary stenosis.
Feasibility of Orbital Atherectomy System in Calcified Bifurcation Lesion
Coronary Artery DiseaseORBID-OA is a single-center, observational study in 30 patients with stable coronary artery disease. The aim of the study is to analyze the outcomes of main vessel stenting on side branch in calcified bifurcation lesion and identify preprocedural predictors of side branch complication by utilizing two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) frequency domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT).
Effects of Hyperoxia on Open Heart Surgery
Heart Valve DiseaseCoronary (Artery) DiseasePatients undergoing Open Cardiac Surgery will be randomized into two groups. Group I will be ventilated with 40% Fio2 during induction, surgery and in Postoperative care unit. Group II will be ventilated with 100% Fio2 during induction and with 60-70% ( determined according to the arterial blood gas sample results) during surgery and in Postoperative care unit. Hemodynamic parameters ( systolic arterial pressure, diastolic arterial pressure, heart rate ), Arterial blood gas samples ( PaO2, PaCO2, pH, Oxygen saturation, Lactate), and pre and post cardiopulmonary bypass Superoxide dismutase and malonyl aldehyde levels.
Evaluation of Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease...
Coronary Artery DiseaseIt is widely accepted that coronary artery disease (CAD) is related to a high mortality. It is predicted that an increase of approximately 21.3 million cardiovascular events and 7.7 million cardiovascular deaths over 2010 to 2030 in China.1 Male sex, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, obesity and smoking are all traditionally considered as risk factors for CAD. In recent decades, tremendous progress toward the prevention and treatment of traditional cardiovascular risk factors have helped decrease the morbidity and mortality from CAD, but the condition remains a major public health challenge worldwide. Looking into the other potential risk factors (OSA) for CAD, it may help to develop additional preventative strategies and further reduce the incidence and mortality of CAD.
Implementing Myocardial Computed Tomographic Perfusion in a Community Hospital Setting
Coronary Artery DiseaseThe objective of this study is to carefully monitor all patients undergoing Computed Tomographic Perfusion (CTP) at Lancaster General Hospital for safety, and determine the efficiency of the CTP procedure in a community setting.