Shockwave-like balloon for hardened heart artery blockages
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests a new single-use balloon catheter that uses sound waves to break up hardened calcium in heart arteries before placing a stent. It may help people with severe calcified blockages or completely blocked arteries that are hard to treat.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have coronary artery disease and are scheduled for a non-emergency angioplasty (PCI).
- Your heart's pumping function (LVEF) is at least 30%.
- You have a hardened (calcified) blockage in a heart artery that has not been treated before, and the artery is 2.5 to 4.0 mm wide.
- Your blockage is either very tight (90% or more) with moderate to severe calcium, or it is a completely blocked artery (CTO) that is 20 mm or shorter.
- You do not have severe heart failure, kidney failure, bleeding disorders, recent heart attack or stroke, or other serious 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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