Laser versus balloon treatment for narrowed heart stents
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study compares two ways to treat a heart stent that has narrowed again after already being treated with a drug-coated stent. One method uses a laser to open the blockage, and the other uses a balloon. If you've had this problem, the study aims to see which approach works better for keeping the vessel open.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older.
- You must have had a heart stent that narrowed again (restenosis), and you must have already had a procedure to reopen it.
- You must not have a new blockage in the same artery that was treated (only the stent narrowing).
- You must not have had a procedure where both a laser and a balloon were used to treat different narrowings in the same session.
- You must be able to take two blood-thinning medicines for the required time after the procedure.
- You must be expected to live more than one year.
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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