PCI for chronic heart artery blockages
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial looks at how a procedure to open a long-clogged heart artery (called PCI) affects patients' long-term health. If you have had a complete blockage in a heart artery but no recent major heart attack, bypass surgery, or cancer, you may be able to join.
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Who can take part
- You must have at least one completely blocked heart artery (a CTO) found between January 2011 and December 2017.
- You cannot have had a major type of heart attack called STEMI.
- You cannot have had bypass surgery (CABG) on your heart.
- You cannot have cardiogenic shock (a severe heart pump failure).
- You cannot have a malignant tumor (cancer).
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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