Comparing two balloon treatments for coronary artery disease
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial compares two ways to open blocked heart arteries: a special balloon coated with medicine (drug-coated balloon) versus a small mesh tube (stent) that also releases medicine. It aims to see which is safer and more effective for patients with new blockages.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 80 years old.
- You have stable angina (chest pain with activity), unstable angina (chest pain at rest), a past heart attack, or silent reduced blood flow to the heart.
- You are able to undergo a heart procedure (angioplasty or bypass surgery).
- You have one or two blockages in your heart arteries that are new (not previously treated), each in a separate artery.
- The blocked artery is between 2.25 mm and 4.0 mm wide, and the blockage is 30 mm or shorter.
- The blockage is severe (at least 70% narrowed) or moderately severe (at least 50%) with evidence of reduced blood flow.
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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