Found 127 clinical trials
Efficacy and Safety of Sacubitril/Valsartan in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients With Heart Failure
Sacubitril/valsartan reduces the risk of cardiovascular mortality among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and has been recently indicated as a new treatment option with a strong level of recommendation (class I, level of evidence B) in the main international guidelines. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common …
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- 05 Aug, 2020
Compare the Impact of Hemofilters and Hemodialyzers on Cytokine Removal During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) allowed the correction of several congenital heart diseases such as intracardiac malformations, but it is well known that this is not a harmless procedure because it can lead to a systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), with activation of complement, cytokines, coagulation, and fibrinolysis pathways.
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- 04 Feb, 2025
THE ALIGN-AR PIVOTAL TRIAL: JenaValve Pericardial TAVR Aortic Regurgitation Study
To collect information about treatment for symptomatic severe Aortic Regurgitation (AR), which affects the aortic valve in the heart. Aortic regurgitation is a condition where aortic valve in the heart does not close tightly and allows some blood to leak back into the heart chamber. Symptoms of aortic regurgitation may …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
- 10 locations
STunning in Acute Myocardial Infarction - BAS (STAMI-BAS)
The objective of this trial is to examine the effect of immediate versus late administration of beta blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), and sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors on echocardiographic parameters and biomarkers in subjects with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
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- 01 May, 2025
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 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 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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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
- 1 location
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
- 1 location
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
- 6 locations