Choosing heart treatment with advanced imaging
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial compares two ways to decide which heart procedure (stents or bypass surgery) is best for people with blockages in multiple heart arteries. It uses a special computer analysis of your heart pictures to guide the choice.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have blockages in at least two major heart arteries, as seen on an angiogram.
- Your doctor plans to treat you with either stents (PCI) or bypass surgery (CABG).
- Your heart pictures are clear enough for the computer analysis.
- You are willing to be randomly assigned to one of the two treatment-planning methods and attend follow-up visits.
- You do not have severe heart failure, recent emergency heart attack, or other conditions listed in the exclusion criteria.
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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