Comparative Clinical Study of Drug-coating Balloon Strategy and Drug-eluting Stent Strategy
Coronary Artery DiseaseThe trial aims to evaluate the long-term clinical outcome of the DCB-only technique is non-inferior to the provisional T stenting with DES in the patients who have 'true' bifurcation lesions.
Randomized Comparison of Abluminus DES+ Sirolimus-Eluting Stents Versus Everolimus-Eluting Stents...
DiabetesCoronary Artery Disease1 moreTo compare in diabetic patients eligible for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with minimal exclusion criteria, the efficacy and safety of Abluminus DES+ sirolimus- eluting stents (SES) versus XIENCE Everolimus-Eluting Stents (EES). At least 40% of patients are expected to be affected by multivessel coronary artery disease and 30% with acute coronary syndrome
Molecular Pathways Involved in Cardiac Remodeling in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure With Preserved...
Coronary Heart DiseaseHeart failure with preserved ejection fraction nowadays affects about half of all patients with heart failure. In the general population, the prevalence of this subclass of heart failure (HFpEF, ed.) increases as the age of patients increases, especially in those over 65 years of age, and it has a significant gender. The study is to investigate the molecular pathways, predominantly protein patterns, involved in cardiac remodeling peculiar to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) by comparing them with remodeling pathways and protein pattern alterations in patients with HFrEF. In addition, the study aims to identify molecular alterations that would allow early identification of the development of PH-HFpEF and PH-HFrEF, affecting the female gender more
Effect of Evolocumab on Coronary Plaque Characteristics
Coronary Artery DiseaseThe aim of the study is to assess the effect of evolocumab on coronary plaque morphology using intravascular imaging and gene expression analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in patients with stable CAD on maximally tolerated statin therapy. The study combines multi-modality intravascular imaging approaches and transcriptomic based machine learning algorithms to uncover molecular mechanisms responsible for the beneficial changes in atherosclerotic lesions of patients treated with evolocumab. The primary end-points are the changes from baseline to follow-up in (1) the minimal fibrous cap thickness (FCT) assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and (2) maxLCBI4mm assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) after 26 weeks of evolocumab. The secondary endpoints are the changes in (1) the maximal lipid arc, lipid length, lipid volume index, macrophage accumulation and calcification by OCT; (2) PAV and TAV defined by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and (3) Changes in PBMC gene expression.
reGional Network for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Coronary Heart DiseaseAcute Myocardial Infarction1 moreIncidence of ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is rising and the existing emergency medical aid system for STEMI was not enough for timely perfusion treatment. No existing research with high-quality data focuses on the characteristic of STEMI incidence and regional network construction. Aiming of Guangdong GAMI(reGional network for Acute Myocardial Infarction) project is to establish effective collaborative regional network system for STEMI patients treatment.
Strategy for Unstable Coronary Plaque in Patients Presenting to Emergency Department for Chest Pain...
AtherosclerosisPrimary prevention of coronary disease and especially its major complication, inaugural myocardial infarction, is based on any prodromal symptoms identification and on risk profile establishment. About 50% of myocardial infarctions are caused by an unstable non-stenosing plaque, asymptomatic before the event since without significant reduction in coronary flow, particularly during a stress test or during stress imaging. Study purpose is to set up, in medical emergency department, check-up unit and cardiology department, a primary prevention strategy articulated around a routine examination: calcium scoring. The latter makes it possible to categorize patients according to their risk of generating atheromatous plaques and to classify them into several risk levels (groups) according to their score: low (<40th percentile), intermediate (between the 40th percentile and the 65th percentile: group III) or high risk (>65th percentile, group IV). 18F-Na PET scan can mark unstable coronary plaques. For the intermediate risk population who would demonstrate within 6 to 18 months after first calcium score either an increase of percentile of more than 20% or an increase above 20 points of the calcium score and for high risk population, 18F-Na PET scan will be recommended and repeated 6 months later. Secondary prevention treatment will then be administered in the event of an abnormal examination.
Effect of Monitoring Continuous Glucose Levels and Physical Activity Via Wearables on Cardiovascular...
Coronary Heart DiseasePhysical Activity1 moreThe study aims to assess the effect of smart watches and continuous glucose measuring devices on cardiovascular risk factors.
P2Y12 Inhibitor Monotherapy Versus Extended DAPT in Patients Treated With Bioresorbable Scaffold...
Coronary Artery DiseaseStents1 moreThis study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy versus extended dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following 12-month of DAPT in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with bioresorbable scaffold (BRS)
The Efficacy and Safty of Proton Pump Inhibitor (Lansoprazole)
Coronary Artery DiseaseAmong patients who performed percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), enrollment is performed in patients with moderate risk in gastrointestinal risk assessment indicators. After obtaining the consent form, patients are randomly assigned to the gastric acid secretion inhibitor group and the non-dose group. Researchers and subjects proceed with the treatment group assignment, treatment-group assignment uses a random number table and the assigned drug is disclosed. Random checks are generated by statisticians and managed by the researchers. In the test group, the incidence of gastrointestinal clinical events in DAPT patients is expected to be low while taking PPI, but there is a burden of PPI costs. In the case of the control group, the burden of PPI costs is reduced, but there is a possibility that the incidence of clinical events may occur, although it is a small number. Subjects in the test group will take DAPT for at least 6 months from the time of registration, and NSAIDs drugs or steroids and NOAC or warfarin should be prohibited as combination taboo drugs when participating in the study. Data will be collected during normal medical procedures and will be checked through an endoscope in case of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Colchicine Use for Primary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Artery DiseaseColchicine has been widely used as an anti-gout medicine in the past decades. Some recent clinical trials have proved that low-dose colchicine can be used as a secondary prevention drug for coronary artery disease because of its anti-inflammatory mechanism. However, the effect on primary prevention has not been observed sufficiently. The objective of this study is to determine whether colchicine reduces the incidence of CAD in patients and its safety for long-term use.