Balloon versus stent for heart artery blockages
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial compares two ways to open blocked heart arteries: a drug-coated balloon (a small balloon that releases medicine) versus a drug-eluting stent (a tiny mesh tube that also releases medicine). It aims to find which option works better for people with relatively simple blockages.
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Who can take part
- You have coronary artery disease (blocked or narrowed heart arteries) and are planning a stent or balloon procedure to open them.
- The procedure will use fewer than three devices (stents or balloons).
- You have not had a prior stent, bypass surgery, or other heart artery opening procedure before this one.
- Your doctor will use either a drug-coated balloon OR a drug-eluting stent, not both together.
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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