Preventing future heart attacks with drug-coated balloon
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a balloon coated with medicine (drug-coated balloon) can prevent future heart attacks by treating high-risk plaques in arteries that are not the one that caused your current heart attack. You may qualify if you already had a stent placed and have another mildly blocked artery with certain vulnerable features.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 80 years old.
- You had a recent heart attack or unstable angina and already had a stent placed successfully.
- You have another artery that is 40% to 80% blocked but has good blood flow.
- The target artery is the right size (2.0–4.0 mm) and the blockage is short (≤50 mm).
- The artery shows two specific high-risk features (like large plaque or thin cap) on imaging.
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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