Short vs. Long Blood Thinner Use After Heart Vessel Treatment
Part of Heart & circulation, Pain clinical trials.
This study compares taking blood thinners for 1 month versus 6 months after a special balloon procedure to open a small blocked heart vessel. Researchers want to find out which time frame works best and is safest for patients like you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 19 years or older
- You had a drug-coated balloon angioplasty (a special balloon procedure) for a small heart artery blockage
- Your blocked vessel is between 2.0 mm and 3.0 mm in width (very small)
- You have stable chest pain, no chest symptoms, or known heart stress—not an emergency heart attack
- You've been on a single blood thinner (like aspirin alone) for at least 6 months before this trial
- You can commit to the study and understand the blood thinner schedule change
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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