IVUS-guided stent placement for badly calcified heart arteries
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial studies a heart procedure that uses a special camera to guide where to place a drug-coated stent in an artery with heavy calcium. It may help improve how well the stent fits and works for people with certain types of coronary artery blockages.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older
- You have symptoms or recent heart events like chest pain/ischemia, or a heart attack (timing matters)
- You have a new (not previously stented) artery blockage that can be treated with a drug-coated stent
- The blockage has severe calcium buildup
- Your heart pumping strength (ejection fraction) is 25% or higher
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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