Balloon vs. stent for split artery blockages
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial compares two ways to open a blocked artery that splits into two branches (a bifurcation): using a balloon coated with medicine (drug-coated balloon, or DCB) versus a drug-eluting stent (DES). The goal is to see which approach works better for patients with this type of blockage.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You have chest pain (angina) or silent ischemia, or had a heart attack more than a week ago
- The blockage is in a blood vessel that splits into two branches (a bifurcation) and is not in the left main artery
- The blocked artery has not been treated before with a stent at the same spot
- You do not have a very weak heart (ejection fraction less than 30%) or a severe calcium buildup in the artery
Quick eligibility check
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