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The Use of the EXCOR Active Driving Unit for Mobilization of Pediatric Patients With Ventricular Assist Device Support

The purpose of this observational study is to evaluate the performance of the Berlin Heart EXCOR Active driving unit while being used with the approved EXCOR ventricular assist device system.

Start: November 2020

Optimal Predilatation Treatment Before Implantation of a Magmaris Bioresorbable Scaffold in Coronary Artery Stenosis

The aim of the study is to investigate if lesion preparation with a ScoreFlex balloon compared to a standard non-compliant balloon improve vascular healing and minimize lumen reduction after implantation of a Magmaris bioresorbable scaffold.

Start: December 2020

Application of High Power Radio Frequency Energy in the Ventricular Tachycardia Treatment

Background: Patient's freedom from VT after RFA remains non-optimal and it depends on many factors. One of them is the effective reduction of the myocardium with RF energy during the operation. The standardization of the parameters of RF will help to increase the success of the procedure. Hypothesis: Radiofrequency ablation of ventricular tachycardias with high power parameters has comparable safety and leads to greater efficacy (absence of ventricular tachycardias and all types of cardioverter-defibrillator therapies) in the long-term compared with ablation with standard parameters in patients with structural heart disease. Purpose: to evaluate the safety and the efficiency of ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with structural heart disease using high power RF energy.

Start: December 2020

Evaluation of LVEF by a New Automatic Evaluation Tool in a Pocket Ultrasound Scanner

Clinical ultrasound has become essential in emergency medicine. The guidelines are to use of echocardiography in specific contexts: dyspnea, hypotension or chest pain. The evaluation of left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) is one of the basic objectives of echocardiography. The reference assessment in emergency medicine is visual assessment. It suffers from poor inter-observer reproducibility. Pocket ultrasound scanners seem to meet the constraints of point-of-care ultrasound. A new tool is available on a pocket ultrasound device: the automatic evaluation of LVEF. Its interest could be to have a better inter-observer reproducibility than visual evaluation.

Start: November 2020

THE ALIGN-AS EFS TRIAL: JenaValve Pericardial TAVR Aortic Stenosis Study

To collect information about treatment for severe aortic stenosis (AS), which affects the aortic valve in the heart. Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve opening, which decreases blood flow from the heart and causes symptoms such as chest pain, fainting and shortness of breath. The preferred treatment for severe aortic stenosis is aortic valve replacement surgery.

Start: February 2016

JOint Use of Database to Identify Risk Factors of CARDio-vascular Toxicity Induced by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) might induce high grade immune-related adverse events (irAEs) involving the cardio-vascular system. This study investigates reports of cardio-vascular toxicity associated with treatment including anti-PD1, Anti-PDL-1, and Anti CTLA4 classes using the World Health Organization (WHO) database VigiBase, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris Entrepot de Données de Santé (APHP.EDS), French Système National Des Données de Santé (SNDS) Databases and a retrospective international multicenter registry of ICI-associated myocarditis

Start: January 2019

Artificial Intelligence for Improved Echocardiography

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of artificial intelligence algorithms on image quality in echocardiography.

Start: September 2020

Inhaled Anesthetics and Myocardial Strain

Speckle tracking imaging measuring software will be used for offline analysis of transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) -acquired images of the left ventricle(LV) in four chambers(4C), two chambers (2C) and long axis (LAX) views to calculate global longitudinal strain (GLS) of LV for comparisons between sevoflurane and isoflurane at the same minimum alveolar concentration ( MAC) levels.

Start: June 2018

The Malaria Heart Disease Study

The Malaria Heart Disease Study is a prospective longitudinal cohort study of a random sample of approximately 1200 individuals from the state of Acre in Brazil. The overall hypothesis is that patients who have (i) previously suffered from a malaria infection or (ii) patients with ongoing symptomatic malaria will benefit from having an echocardiogram and blood tests performed as a screening tool to diagnose early cardiac impairment and prevent future cardiovascular disease.

Start: June 2020

CES1 Carriers in the PAPI Study

This study builds, in part, upon preliminary results generated as part of the Pharmacogenomics Anti-Platelet Intervention (PAPI) Study (NCT00799396). The purpose of this investigation is to assess the impact of genetic variation in the carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) on response to clopidogrel as well as dual antiplatelet therapy (i.e. clopidogrel and aspirin), as assessed by ex vivo platelet aggregometry, in healthy Amish individuals. The investigators hypothesize that participants who carry alleles that modify the activity or expression of CES1 will have altered response to clopidogrel as well as dual antiplatelet therapy.

Start: October 2019

Safety and Feasibility Evaluation of Planning and Execution of Surgical Revascularization Solely Based on Coronary CTA and FFRCT in Patients With Complex Coronary Artery Disease (FASTTRACK CABG)

To assess the feasibility of coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) and fractional flow reserve derived from CTA (FFRCT) to replace invasive coronary angiography (ICA) as a surgical guidance method for planning and execution of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) in patients with 3-vessel disease with or without left main disease. The FASTTRACK CABG study is an investigator-initiated single-arm, multicentre, prospective, proof-of-concept, and first-in-man study with feasibility and safety analysis. Surgical revascularization strategy and treatment planning will be solely based on coronary CTA and FFRCT without knowledge of the anatomy defined otherwise by ICA that will be viewed and analyzed only by the conventional heart team. Clinical follow-up visit including coronary CTA will be performed 30 days after CABG in order to assess graft patency and adequacy of the revascularization with respect to the surgical planning based on non-invasive imaging with functional assessment and compared to ICA. Primary feasibility endpoint is CABG planning and execution solely based on coronary CTA in 114 patients. Primary safety endpoint based on 30-day coronary CTA is graft assessment either at the ostium, in the shaft or at the anastomoses of each individual graft either single or sequential. The FASTTRACK CABG study is the first study to assess safety and feasibility of planning and execution of surgical revascularization in patients with complex coronary artery disease, solely based on coronary CTA combined with FFRCT.

Start: September 2020

Efficacy and Safety of AG10 in Subjects With Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy

Phase 3 efficacy and safety study to evaluate AG10 800 mg compared to placebo in subjects with symptomatic Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)

Start: March 2019

The Healing Circles Project

Heart disease is a leading cause of death and disability in Canada. Providing social and peer supports has been proven to help patients manage their health and stay out of the hospital. The use of telehealth has opened up a wider possibility of patients receiving peer support while staying in their homes and communities. The investigators plan to study a new application for supporting patients through peer support. The application can be accessed by smartphone, tablet and desktop/laptop computer. Over two years, the investigators anticipate that the application (Healing Circles) will improve patient self care and reduce hospitalizations.

Start: August 2017

eIMPACT Trial: Modernized Collaborative Care to Reduce the Excess CVD Risk of Older Depressed Patients

The objective of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate whether the investigators modernized IMPACT intervention for depression (eIMPACT), delivered before the onset of cardiovascular disease (CVD), reduces the risk of future CVD. Participants will be primary care patients who are depressed but do not have a history of CVD. Half of the participants will receive standard depression treatment in primary care (usual care), and the other half will receive one year of eIMPACT, a collaborative stepped care program including antidepressants and computerized and telephonic cognitive-behavioral therapy. To evaluate change in CVD risk, the investigators will measure artery function using ultrasound before and after the 1-year treatment period. It is hypothesized that patients who receive the eIMPACT intervention will have greater improvements in artery function than patients who receive usual care.

Start: July 2015

Treatment Success With the CoolLoop Cryoablation System

This clinical study evaluates the safety and efficacy of the treatment with the CoolLoop® cryoablation System (sclerotherapy of muscle tissue of the heart by freezing) in patients with atrial fibrillation (permanent atrial fibrillation excepted) over a follow-up period of 36 months. A further aim of this study is to evaluate the average duration of procedure and fluoroscopy times.

Start: January 2019

Genetics and Heart Health After Cancer Therapy

The overall objective of this study is to use patient-centered in vitro and in vivo models to answer the fundamental question of whether or not pathogenic mutations in BRCA1/2 result in an increased risk of CV disease

Start: December 2017

The Use of Pulmonary Hyperinflation With the Mechanical Ventilator in Cardiac Patients

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is used to reduce work and reverse or prevent fatigue of the respiratory muscles, decrease oxygen consumption and maintain gas exchange. In addition to the benefits given to patients undergoing MV, there is a high risk of accumulating bronchial secretions, related to pathology and / or therapeutic intervention. Pulmonary hyperinflation is widespread in patients in intensive care centers (ICUs) as a bronchial hygiene therapy, being used in 40% of 64 Australian ICUs as demonstrated by Dennis et al., Through contact with physical therapists. Mechanical hyperinflation associated with tracheal aspiration is able to increase the amount of secretion aspirated when compared to isolated aspiration in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. To assess whether the pulmonary hyperinflation maneuver with the mechanical ventilator, compared to isolated tracheal aspiration, increases the removal of secretions. To evaluate whether the use of the pulmonary hyperinflation maneuver in the mechanical ventilator is hemodynamically stable through the collection in two moments of the variables of heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), peripheral saturation (SpO2), respiratory rate (RF) that will be analyzed from the postoperative unit's multiparametric monitor. Evaluate the change in respiratory mechanics through collection in two moments after the mechanical hyperinflation technique through dynamic compliance (Cdyn), tidal air volume (VAC), peak pressure (Ppico). The population will consist of patients from the Post-Operative Unit (UPO), from the Institute of Cardiology, of both sexes, over 18 years old, mechanically ventilated and the sample consisting of 50 individuals. These will be submitted to the use of the pulmonary hyperinflation maneuver in the mechanical ventilator. Randomized crossover clinical trial.

Start: July 2020

A Trial to Evaluate a New Strategy in the Functional Assessment of 3-vessel Disease Using the SYNTAX II Score in Patients Treated With PCI

Clinical study that aims to evaluate a new strategy using the SYNTAX II Score calculator in the functional assessment of patients with new coronary 3-vessel-disease who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

Start: February 2014

Screening and Intervention Reducing Anxiety in Patients With Cardiac Disease

The hypothesis is that there is a significant difference in anxiety scores between intervention and usual care group after intervention. The aim of Heart & Mind Trial is (I) to determine the type of anxiety in cardiac patients and (ii) to investigate the effect of individual cognitive behavioural therapeutic intervention to reduce anxiety in patients with cardiac disease and anxiety compared to usual care.

Start: March 2021

PULSTA Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Pre-Approval Study

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the PULSTA Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) System for the treatment of congenital or acquired pulmonary valve stenosis and/or regurgitation who require pulmonary valve replacement.

Start: October 2019