Study of Virtue balloon for coronary stent re-narrowing
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests a special balloon to treat narrowed areas inside a previously placed heart stent. It may help by reopening the artery without adding another stent.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a narrowed artery where a stent was placed before, with either one or two stent layers.
- The narrowed section is in a natural heart artery (not a bypass graft) and is about 2 to 4 mm wide.
- Only one critical narrowing is in the treated vessel, and it is 26 mm or shorter.
- If you have another narrowed artery, it must be treated before this procedure.
- The narrowing must be severe enough (at least 50% blocked) and show evidence of reduced blood flow or symptoms.
- The narrowed area can be pre-treated successfully, leaving a less than 30% blockage.
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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