Looking inside heart arteries to improve stent placement
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests a new imaging technique to help doctors see inside your heart arteries during a stent procedure. It may help guide treatment and improve outcomes for people with heart disease.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have stable heart disease or a recent heart event and are scheduled for a stent procedure.
- You must be able to give informed consent.
- Women who can become pregnant must have a negative pregnancy test within 7 days before the procedure.
- Your kidney function must be within a certain range (checked by a blood test).
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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