Comparing stents vs bypass for multivessel heart disease
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial compares two ways to treat blocked heart arteries: stents (threaded through a blood vessel) or bypass surgery. It uses a special computer program (QFR) that analyzes blood flow from your angiogram pictures to help decide which treatment is best for you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older.
- You have narrowing (blockages) in at least 2 major heart arteries that are at least 50% blocked.
- You plan to have either a stent procedure (PCI) or bypass surgery (CABG) to open the arteries.
- You are willing to be assigned randomly to one of the two treatment options and come back for follow-up visits.
- You do not have severe kidney disease, are not pregnant, and have not had bypass surgery before.
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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