Sirolimus balloon for heart artery blockages at branches
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests a balloon coated with sirolimus (a medicine to prevent re-narrowing) to treat blockages in branch arteries of the heart. It may help patients who need a stent in the main artery but have a side branch that can be treated with this balloon instead of a stent.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 85 years old.
- You have a blockage in a heart artery that involves a side branch, and the side branch is at least 70% blocked.
- Your doctor plans to place a stent in the main artery and use a special balloon (without a stent) in the side branch.
- Your side branch artery is between 2.0 and 4.0 mm wide and the blockage is 40 mm or shorter.
- You do not have active bleeding, recent stroke, severe kidney disease, or other serious health issues that would make the procedure unsafe.
- You are willing to attend multiple follow-up visits and have an angiogram (X-ray of the arteries) at 9 months after the procedure.
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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