Drug Balloon vs Stent for Calcified Nodules After Shockwave
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a drug-coated balloon (a tiny balloon that releases medicine) works as well as a drug-coated stent (a mesh tube) for treating hard calcium deposits in heart arteries. Patients first receive a special shockwave treatment to break up the calcium.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older
- You have stable heart disease or a recent heart attack, and need a balloon or stent procedure
- Your doctor has confirmed a hard calcium deposit (calcified nodule) in a heart artery using special imaging
- The artery to be treated is between 2.5 and 4 mm wide
- You can take two blood-thinning medicines for at least one month 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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