Drug-coated balloon for narrowed stents in heart arteries
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests a special balloon coated with medicine that opens up a narrowed stent in the heart artery, helping improve blood flow without adding another stent. It is for people whose previous stent has become narrowed again (in-stent restenosis).
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Who can take part
- You must have a narrowed stent in a heart artery (in-stent restenosis).
- The narrowing must block enough blood flow to be considered significant by a special imaging test (QFR).
- You must not have severe heart failure or severe valve problems.
- You must not have had a stroke in the last 6 months.
- You must be able to take aspirin and clopidogrel safely.
- You must not have a history of stomach ulcers or bleeding in your digestive tract.
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