Cardiovascular Risk Factors , Complications and Threputic Management Strategies in Patients With...
Ischemic Heart DiseaseUsing INTERASPIRE model to determine patients with established CHD whether the guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention are being followed or not with incorporation of COVID 19 as a risk factor with the other classical risk factors to understand significance of the new pandemic virus in mortality and morbidity of CVD and coronary events in association with the other known classical risk factors .
Correlation of FFR and iFR With Cardiac PET Perfusion in Patients With Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis...
Aortic Valve StenosisCoronary Artery DiseaseAortic valve stenosis (AS) affects 2-7% of persons > 65 years, symptoms include: angina and dyspnea, dizziness and syncope. Coincidence of coronary artery disease (CAD), also presenting with angina and dyspnea, in patients with AS between 40 - 65% . Angina in AS caused by significant reduction of coronary flow reserve (CFR). CFR is the ratio of maximal flow increase in the coronary vessel bed during maximal hyperaemia (medically or exercise induced). FFR (fractional flow reserve) use in patients with AS potentially invalid due to dysfunctional CFR leading to potential undertreatment of CAD in these patients.CFR disturbance in AS mainly due to myocardial overload causing concentric hypertrophy, increased oxygen consumption and neurohormonal activation leading to increased vascular resistance. Current studies are investigating the validity of FFR and iFR in AS patients. Recent data demonstrate very good correlation between FFR and iFR derived values to PET myocardial perfusion imaging values in patients with no evidence of AS. Our study aims to investigate the diagnostic performance of FFR and iFR in intermediate-grade coronary stenosis in patients with severe aortic valve disease and correlate FFR- and iFR derived values with those extracted from PET-perfusion Imaging.
Essen Coronary Artery Disease Registry
Coronary Artery DiseaseThe ECAD registry is a registry of patients undergoing coronary angiography at the West German Heart and Vascular Center. The registry anticipates to determine predictors of patient outcome after coronary angiography.
Screen of DM by OGTT in Subjects Receiving CAG or MDCT for CAD
Diabetes MellitusCoronary Artery DiseaseTo determine the glucose regulation status of patients who were suspected to have CAD in central Taiwan.
Ammonia N-13 Myocardial Blood Flow Absolute Quantification by PET in Patients With Known or Suspected...
Myocardial IschemiaCoronary Disease6 moreThis study is being conducted to provide access to and collect test data for an established nuclear medicine diagnostic imaging test called Positron Emission Tomography (PET), using a specific radioactive drug called Ammonia N-13 (Ammonia), referred to simply as an Ammonia PET scan, which is used to visualize the blood flow through the blood vessels and into the heart muscle in order to identify areas of restricted blood flow within the heart. The scanner used in this study may be a stand-alone PET scanner or a PET/CT scanner, which combines the PET scanner and a Computed Tomography (CT) scanner into a single device. Unless otherwise stated in this consent form, the term PET will be used to refer to both stand-alone PET and PET/CT scanners. While physicians have used the Ammonia PET test for many years to visualize (image) the blood flow into the heart muscle (perfusion), it is now possible to also measure the flow of blood into the heart muscle. Research studies have demonstrated clinical value in reviewing the measured blood flow values in addition to reviewing the perfusion images of blood flow into the heart muscle. Therefore, this study will establish a database of a large number of Ammonia PET measured blood flow values to serve as a future reference.
Functional Assessment by Virtual Online Reconstruction. The FAVOR III Europe Japan Study
Coronary Artery DiseaseQuantitative Flow Ratio (QFR) is a novel method for evaluating the functional significance of coronary stenosis. QFR is estimated based on two angiographic projections. Studies have shown a good correlation with the present wire-based standard approach Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) for assessment of intermediate coronary stenosis. The purpose of the FAVOR III Europe Japan study is to investigate if a QFR-based diagnostic strategy will results in non-inferior clinical outcome after 12 months compared to a standard pressure-wire guided strategy in evaluation of patients with chest pain (stable angina pectoris) and intermediate coronary stenosis.
Genetic Risk Stratification for Primary Prevention of CAD in Men and Pre & Post-menopausal Women...
Coronary Artery DiseaseGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseThe investigators propose to genotype males and females at age 40 years and older, who are asymptomatic and without known heart disease (N=2000). DNA from a blood sample will be genotyped for millions of genetic risk variants for CAD by Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center Clinical Laboratory (HGSC-CL) in a CLIA-approved laboratory. The overall objective after 2 years is to determine if genetic screening for risk of CAD in asymptomatic men and women has the discriminatory power to detect those at highest risk who would potentially benefit most from appropriate primary prevention. It will also determine whether the GRS is appropriate for different ethnic and race groups such as Hispanics, African Americans and Whites, and to what extent those individuals knowing that they are at higher risk, are more likely to seek further advice on management of the risks (either through changes in lifestyle or therapy).
Ultrathin DES in Complex PCI Scenarios: the ULTRA a Multicenter Study
Coronary Artery DiseaseCoronary Stenosis3 moreULTRA is a multicenter, observational, retrospective registry, enrolling consecutive patients treated with ultrathin coronary DES (coronary stent with strut thickness < 70 um) for coronary bifurcation lesions, left main disease, chronic total coronary occlusion, and in-stent restenosis regardless of their clinical presentation. Target lesion failure (TLF a composite endpoint of cardiovascular death, target vessel myocardial infarction, target lesion revascularization and definite stent thrombosis) will be the primary end point, while its single components will be the secondary ones along with all-cause death, all acute myocardial infarction (excluding peri-procedural AMI), target vessel revascularization and BARC major bleedings (BARC 3-5). Due to the retrospective, observational nature of the registry, no formal sample size estimation is required. Patients complying with detailed inclusion criteria and with a minimum follow up of 6 months will be enrolled.
Post-Revascularization Optimization and PHysiological Evaluation of intermediaTe Lesions
Ischemic Heart DiseaseAngina5 morePROPHET-FFR is a single center ambispective registry aiming to explore the impact of post-revascularization functional assessment on later outcomes.
Imaging and Physiologic Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease
Ischemic Heart DiseaseAtherosclerosisTo evaluate the long-term clinical outcomes and prognostic factors in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing invasive coronary angiography (ICA), intravascular imaging, or invasive physiologic assessment.