FAPI scan to assess chronic total heart artery blockages
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study is testing whether a special type of PET scan (called FAPI) can better see and understand fully blocked heart arteries (chronic total occlusions). If you're scheduled to have angioplasty to open such a blockage, this imaging might help guide the procedure.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older.
- You have at least one totally blocked heart artery (called a chronic total occlusion) that has not been treated yet.
- Your doctor plans to open that blockage with a procedure called PCI (angioplasty).
- You are not allergic to aspirin, clopidogrel, or certain drugs used in stents, and you can take blood thinners.
- You do not have severe liver or kidney disease, and you are expected to live more than a year.
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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