Scoring Balloon for Calcified Heart Blockages
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests a special balloon catheter designed to prepare heavily calcified (hardened) blockages in heart arteries before stent placement. It aims to improve how well the stent can be placed and reduce complications.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older and can provide written consent
- You have a new blockage in a heart artery that is moderately to heavily calcified (hardened)
- The blocked artery is between 2.5 and 4.0 mm wide
- You are not pregnant and can take two blood-thinning medications
- You do not have a very low platelet count (below 100,000) or planned major surgery within one year
- The blockage is not in a graft, a stent already placed there, or causing an active heart attack
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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