Active clinical trials for "Myocardial Ischemia"

The aim of this study is to evaluate whether dabigatran reduces clopidogrel mediated ADP induced platelet aggregation measured by MEA as compared to phenprocoumon after a two-week treatment with either agent.

The aim of this clinical study is to investigate the safety and feasibility of Autologous Muscle-derived Cells (AMDC; a preparation of a patient's own cells) as a treatment for patients with advanced heart failure caused by ischemia.

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a test that can be performed at the time of heart catheterization. It measures the change in pressure across a narrowing in the heart artery during high flow situation, and provides reliable information about the functional severity of the narrowing. FFR measurements accurately predict whether a stent is needed, and is considered an excellent test before placement of stents to treat narrowed heart arteries. However, FFR is not used in every case because of the extra time needed and the associated device costs. Cardiac Services BC (an agency of Provincial Health Services Authority) is sponsoring this study to find out if FFR should be used in most cases (routine), rather than the current selective approach.

The purpose of this study is to compare standard therapy (risk factor control, life style modification) versus standard therapy plus low-dose rosuvastatin therapy (5mg/day) on progression of coronary atherosclerosis in statin naive individuals who have mild CAD (nonobstructive coronary atherosclerotic plaques) and normal LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol levels(<130mg/dl).

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of intensive blood pressure control compared to standard blood pressure control on progression of coronary atherosclerosis by intravascular ultrasound in hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the safety and efficacy of coronary stent implantation using Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System (Abbott, Boston Scientific) is not inferior to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for the treatment of patient with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD).

The purpose of this study is to determine if vitamin D supplementation changes the results of certain tests associated with inflammation in the body using an oral, synthetic form of vitamin D called paricalcitol.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the extent of the mobilization of endothelial progenitor cells induced by low versus high dose atorvastatin after 4 weeks of treatment, in patients treated with anti-CD 34 antibodies coated stent.

The purpose of this study is to determine if cell therapy with your own cells (autologous cells) delivered with a catheter to regions of the heart with poor blood flow will be safe and if it will improve your ejection fraction and heart failure symptoms.

This study was designed to test the hypothesis that direct injection of bone-marrow cells in the heart may increase the number of blood vessels, ameliorating the heart's performance, and relieving patients from symptoms like angina and/or shortness of breath.