
Heart and Estrogen-Progestin Replacement Study (HERS)
Coronary Heart DiseaseThe purpose of the study is to determine whether hormone replacement therapy in post menopausal women with coronary artery disease prevents future heart attacks or death from coronary heart disease.

Study Tests Whether a Standardized LVR Performed With the Blue Egg Device Improves Cardiopulmonary...
Congestive Heart FailureIschemic Cardiomyopathy2 moreThe purpose of the present prospective, randomized study is to investigate the clinical effectiveness of standardized left ventricular reconstruction surgery (LVR). In order to standardize the procedure, the operation will be performed with the Blue Egg, manufactured by BioVentrix, a subsidiary of CHF Technologies, Inc.

Women's Health Study (WHS): A Randomized Trial of Low-dose Aspirin and Vitamin E in the Primary...
Cardiovascular DiseasesCerebrovascular Disorders5 moreThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of low-dose aspirin and vitamin E in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer in apparently healthy women.

Women's Health Trial: Feasibility Study in Minority Populations
Cardiovascular DiseasesCoronary Disease3 moreTo evaluate the feasibility of recruiting women of different socioeconomic status and minority groups and to determine whether these women could achieve and maintain a modified fat-eating pattern. The full-scale trial sought to determine whether a low-fat diet could decrease the incidence of cancer and coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute contributed funds over a three-year period to measure lipids, lipoproteins, and other cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Lipid Research Clinics Coronary Primary Prevention Trial (CPPT)
Cardiovascular DiseasesCoronary Disease2 moreTo determine whether reduction of cholesterol by drug therapy significantly lowered the atherosclerotic coronary heart disease rate in a group of hypercholesterolemic but otherwise healthy men. Total dollars spent on the CPPT from June 1973 were $142,250,000. We do not have a year-by-year breakdown.

Platelet-Inhibitor Drug Trial in Coronary Angioplasty
Angina PectorisCardiovascular Diseases3 moreTo determine the effectiveness of dipyridamole and aspirin in prevention of restenosis of the dilated lesion in patients who had undergone percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Secondary aims were to determine the effectiveness of platelet inhibitor therapy in reducing the incidence of coronary events and the severity and incidence of angina.

Exercise Training and Plasma Lipoproteins in Man
Cardiovascular DiseasesCoronary Disease4 moreTo determine the effects in moderately obese subjects of weight loss by combined dieting and exercise training on risk factors for coronary artery disease including lipoprotein lipids, apoproteins and blood pressure.

Women's Estrogen/Progestin Lipid Lowering Hormone Atherosclerosis Regression Trial (WELL-HART)
Cardiovascular DiseasesCoronary Disease3 moreTo determine the effects, in postmenopausal women, of hormone replacement therapy on progression/regression of coronary heart disease, as measured by quantitative angiography.

TeleDiet Study: The Impact of Dietary Education and Counseling With a Smartphone Application on...
Coronary Artery DiseaseDigital cardiology is gaining power in the field of preventive cardiology recently, and several trials have already shown good results of dietary therapy with digital cardiology. However, there has been no reports that showed effect of dietary counseling through digital cardiology for secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. TeleDiet study investigates the impact of dietary therapy with a smartphone application on the content of meals and metabolic parameters for patients with coronary artery disease.

A Randomized Controlled Trial in Women With Coronary Artery Disease Investigating the Effects of...
Coronary Artery DiseaseHeart disease is the number one killer amongst chronic diseases around the world, and it is responsible for taking the lives of an estimated 17.5 million people each year. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs, which help heart patients improve their current health, prevent future heart problems, and improve their quality of life, are an effective strategy for lowering the risk of heart-related deaths in heart patients. CR programs currently have their patients perform moderate intensity, continuous exercise (MICE), which traditionally takes the form of walking, jogging, or cycling at a comfortable pace for 30-60 minutes. Recently, aerobic interval training (AIT), which involves performing short bouts of exercise, typically ranging from 15 seconds to four minutes at near maximal effort, followed by periods of recovery or rest, has emerged as a more effective strategy than MICE for lowering the risk of heart-related deaths in heart patients. Although these initial findings appear to hold much promise for improving CR programs in the future, it is important to recognize that women have been underrepresented or not included in these studies to date. Therefore, the goal of this study is to determine the effects of AIT versus MICE on the risk of heart-related death, blood vessel health, and brain health in women who have heart disease, and who have been referred to a six-month, outpatient CR program.