Blood tests to study heart pain with blocked-unblocked arteries
Treatments studied
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at blood “biomarkers” and platelet function to better understand INOCA (heart-related chest pain despite no major artery blockage). You may be eligible if you have INOCA and are already taking aspirin, and if you haven’t taken certain blood-thinner or platelet-altering medicines recently.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have been diagnosed with INOCA (heart-related ischemia without major coronary blockage).
- You are currently taking aspirin (by mouth for more than 3 days, or IV aspirin within the last 3 days followed by pills).
- Your platelet count is between 125 and 450 (in the trial’s lab units).
- You are not taking certain blood-thinning or platelet-blocking medicines, such as thrombolytics or GP IIb/IIIa blockers.
- You should not have major illnesses expected to shorten life to under 1 year, or serious kidney/liver problems, or known drug allergies to the study medicines.
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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