Balloon or two-stent approach for clogged bifurcation arteries
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial compares two ways to open a specific type of heart blockage that involves both a main artery and a side branch. It tests whether using a drug-coated balloon (“hybrid strategy”) works as well as using a planned two-stent approach (“stepwise provisional strategy”).
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are at least 18 years old
- Your blockage is a “bifurcation” (main artery plus side-branch) with enough size and narrowing, or has abnormal blood-flow test results (FFR or iFR)
- Your heart condition is stable, or a recent problem has been stabilized (not currently unstable)
- You have not had a stent in the same target artery areas before
- You can take needed heart medicines (including aspirin and anti-platelet drugs) and do not have known allergies to them or related materials
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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