Simple stent placement vs. opening side branch for heart artery splits
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial compares two ways to treat a narrowed heart artery at a split (bifurcation). It tests whether a simple approach (one stent) is as good as also opening the side branch with another stent, which may help reduce the need for extra procedures.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 19 years or older.
- You have a narrowed artery at a split (not the left main) where the side branch is at least 2.3 mm wide.
- The narrowing is suitable for a single stent as the first step, based on your doctor's judgment.
- After placing the first stent, the side branch still shows significant narrowing (50% or more) on an angiogram.
- You do not need a planned two-stent approach from the start.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and do not have severe heart failure or shock.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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