Active clinical trials for "Myocardial Ischemia"

In acute coronary artery disease, pre-clinical studies have indicated that, during a continuous infusion of intravenous perfluorocarbon containing microbubbles, the ultrasonic power delivered from a diagnostic ultrasound transducer is capable of restoring microcirculatory flow and improving epicardial recanalization rates obtained by conventional therapy, a process known by Sonothrombolysis. The investigators proposed to examine the feasibility, safety and efficacy of such an ultrasound guided approach in 100 patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Antiplatelet therapy is the cornerstone for the prevention of atherothrombosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the efficacy and safety of antiplatelet therapy are varied due to ethnic and/or individual variability. The aim of the OPT-CAD study was to demonstrate contemporary status and outcomes of antiplatelet therapy in Chinese CAD patients, and to explore predictors of ischemic or bleeding events in such cohort.Patients above 18 years old who were diagnosed as CAD and received antiplatelet therapy were prospectively enrolled in this national wide, non-intervention registry. All medications and laboratory tests were physician discretion.

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Life threatening manifestations such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and sudden cardiac death are the most important causes of death in many countries. Cardiac troponin is a biomarker with a high specificity for cardiac necrosis and is recommended for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction by the Universal definition of myocardial infarction. Since a new generation of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays has become commercially available a few years ago, myocardial infarction can be detected earlier and even small AMIs, that were classified as unstable angina pectoris (UAP) with the less sensitive assays, are detectable now. On the other side, more patients with acute or chronic myocardial damage not due to AMI are identified now. Thereby, the reason for elevated troponin levels should be sought actively, because high troponin levels were associated with adverse outcome - independent of the underlying pathomechanism. The reasons for troponin elevations in patients with stable CAD are not clear yet. Associations with extensive atherosclerosis, carotid lesions and complex coronary plaques in coronary CT scans were reported. Therefore, patients with elevated troponin levels represent a risk population and might profit from intensified secondary prevention. In this context, ticagrelor might be part of a prevention strategy as currently tested in the PEGASUS trial. We plan to conduct a single-centre pilot study in a cohort with clinically stable patients of our outpatient clinic, because data regarding prevalence, causes and prognosis of elevated troponin values in unselected cohorts is sparse. Therefore, all patients (n=910) that presented to our outpatient clinic 12 months after introduction of the high-sensitivity troponin T assay (june 2009) and were free of complaints or presented with UAP are being enrolled. All patients are characterized by demographic, laboratory and clinical characteristics (including medication) and all available imaging data (exercise-ecg, echocardiography, stress-echocardiography, computed tomography, cardiac MRI and coronary angiography) in order to compare baseline characteristics of troponin positive and troponin negative patients. In addition, the Framingham- and PROCAM-Score representing established calculators of long-term risk prediction are calculated. Prognostic endpoints are defined as severe cardiovascular events and progress of the initially diagnosed disease. Those endpoints are associated with the initial hs-cTnT value and serial changes.

Abbott Vascular (AV) obtained marketing approval for the XIENCE PRIME Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System (XIENCE PRIME EECSS) in China from the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) on August 10th, 2011. This prospective, observational, open-label, multi-center, single-arm, post-approval study is designed to evaluate the continued safety and effectiveness of the XIENCE PRIME EECSS in a cohort of real-world patients receiving the XIENCE PRIME EECSS during commercial use in real-world settings in China. This study has no primary outcome measure. All observations are of equal weight.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate effectiveness and safety of Promus PREMIER in Routine Clinical Practice

The investigators' hypothesis is that local activation of the endogenous Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) plays an integral role in early atherosclerosis, and contributes to the mechanism of coronary endothelial dysfunction and to the structural and mechanical properties that characterize plaque vulnerability. Thus, this study will characterize prospectively the correlation between the functional and structural vascular wall properties, and the activity of the Lp-PLA2 pathway.

The main aim of this study will evaluate differences in serum levels of tryptase in study population. Will be selected a number of 350 patients hospitalized for coronary heart disease.

The aim of this study is to prospectively investigate the relationship of circulating endothelial progenitor cells at time of percutaneous coronary intervention to the subsequent development of in-stent restenosis or progression of coronary atherosclerosis.

The purpose of this study is to compare the response to aspirin in the acute phase with the late phase of an acute coronary syndrome.

The Mindfulness Intervention as Myocardial Infarction Rehabilitation Additive (MIMIRA) study aimed at studying the feasibility and acceptability of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction - an 8 week course in meditation and yoga - in patients with a recent coronary artery event and elevated depressive symptoms. To address these questions patients with elevated scores on a depression scale were invited to participate in MBSR, and there evaluation of the course as well as a panel of psychological risk factors and resources was measured.