Comparing two ways to treat hardened calcium in heart arteries
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial compares two techniques (orbital atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy) to break up tough calcium deposits in the heart's arteries that can block blood flow. If you have a calcified nodule and are having a non-emergency procedure to open a blocked artery, this study may help guide which method works best.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older
- You have hardened calcium deposits (calcified nodules) in a natural heart artery, shown on an OCT scan
- You have stable chest pain or a non-emergency heart attack (not a major ST-elevation heart attack)
- The blocked artery is at least 2.5 mm and no more than 4.0 mm wide at its far end
- You are not in cardiogenic shock, not pregnant, and have no severe kidney disease
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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