ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES

This large study aims to find out which of two common blood thinners is safer for heart attack patients who are also at high risk of bleeding. It will compare bivalirudin against heparin in over 5,000 patients in China during a procedure to open blocked heart arteries. The main g…

This study is creating a registry to track the safety and effectiveness of a laser procedure used to clear severely hardened blockages in heart arteries. It will follow 500 patients with stable or acute heart disease across 20 hospitals in 8 countries for one year after their pro…

This study is testing if adding extra support from a team of nurses, dietitians, and pharmacists helps people who recently had a heart attack lower their 'bad' cholesterol. The goal is to see if this team-based approach works better than standard doctor visits alone at getting pa…

This study aims to see if starting a three-drug cholesterol-lowering pill combination (bempedoic acid, a high-intensity statin, and ezetimibe) right before hospital discharge is better than usual care at reducing 'bad' LDL cholesterol 8 weeks later. It will enroll 600 adults who …

This study is testing a new computer tool designed to help doctors quickly and accurately diagnose different types of heart attacks and chest pain. The tool reads the initial notes doctors write when a patient is admitted to the hospital. Researchers will check if the tool's diag…

This study tests whether an educational smartphone app can help patients who've had a heart attack understand the importance of lowering their 'bad' cholesterol (LDL-C) to recommended levels. Researchers will compare 240 patients using the app to those receiving standard care, ch…

This study looks at whether having firefighters and other first responders perform initial heart tests (ECGs) helps heart attack patients get to hospital faster. Researchers will compare response times when specialized medical teams versus non-medical first responders perform the…