Found 387 clinical trials
Targeting Risk Factors for Diabetes in Subjects With Normal Blood Cholesterol Using Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Every 3 minutes a new case of diabetes is diagnosed in Canada, mostly type 2 diabetes (T2D) increasing the risk for heart disease. T2D and heart disease share many common risk factors such as aging, obesity and unhealthy lifestyle. Paradoxically however, while lowering blood LDL, commonly known as "bad cholesterol", …
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- 05 Aug, 2020
The Young Heart Study
The purpose of our project is to better understand the characteristics of the young patients with coronary artery disease presenting for cardiac catheterization at our institution and to put forth a program to optimize their risk factors with a focus on gender differences. We will assess traditional and non-traditional risk …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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The Effect and Safety of Low-level Laser Therapy in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Patients.
The advantages of laser acupuncture are a non-invasive, painless, low risk of infection and high safety. Laser acupuncture as a treatment tool has the following advantages1.Painless, 2. Non-invasive treatment, the subject is highly accepted, the risk of infection and needle stick is low, 3. Very few side effects such as …
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- 05 Aug, 2020
The Alberta NutrIMM Study - Nutrition and Immunity
Excess weight, nutrition, and blood sugar levels can all affect immune function, which in turn can affect participants risk for heart disease and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). It is not known how diet, blood sugar, and weight affect immune function. The purpose of the study is to look at how …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Supra-Annular vs. Annular ValvEs for Small Annuli
Open-label, prospective randomized comparison of Supra-annular valves (Medtronic Evolut Pro) vs. annular valves (Edwards Sapien Ultra) for small annuli (23 mm)
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Heart Attack Blood Oxygen Therapy Trial (SSO2 Radial MI)
'Heart attack', known as acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, is a leading cause of heart failure and death. A lack of blood and oxygen damages the heart muscle potentially causing heart failure and premature death.During the past 25 years, despite intensive research efforts, few, if any new medicines have been …
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- 12 Sep, 2025
Balloon Lithoplasty for Preparation of Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions
Severely calcified coronary stenoses are difficult to treat with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using current techniques and there is little specific evidence on how to best treat these cases. It is hypothesized that balloon lithoplasty is superior to conventional balloons for lesion preparation of severely calcified coronary lesions before stent …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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- 30 Aug, 2022
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Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation With Heart Failure
The combination of atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) is common and implies a poor prognosis. Pulmonary vein isolation is an established method for the treatment of symptomatic AF in patients with normal heart function and has been shown to be more effective than drug therapy. Recently, radiofrequency ablation …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Effect of Nutritional Supplementation and Pulmonary Rehabilitation on the Clinical Status of HF and COPD
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death in the world and our country. The prevalence of Heart Failure (HF) is 1-2% in the adult population in developed countries, up to 10% among people 70 years of age. Concerning COPD, it is estimated that by 2030 will be the …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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