Imaging-guided vs X-ray-guided PCI for blocked stents
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial compares two ways to guide a procedure to reopen a stent that has narrowed again: using a special camera inside the artery (IVUS) versus standard X-ray (angiography). It aims to see which approach works better for people who have a drug-eluting stent that is narrowing for the first time.
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Who can take part
- You must have a drug-eluting stent (DES) that has narrowed again.
- This must be the first time that stent has narrowed.
- The narrowing must be in one of your own heart arteries (not a bypass graft).
- Your doctor must plan to use either angiography or a special imaging method called IVUS to guide the procedure.
- You must be expected to live at least one more year.
Quick eligibility check
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