CHRONIC CORONARY SYNDROME

This study is testing if very intensive cholesterol-lowering treatment is better than standard treatment at slowing the progression of fatty plaque buildup in the heart arteries of younger and middle-aged adults with stable heart disease. About 766 participants, aged 18-60, will …

This study aims to find out if it's safe for certain heart patients to stop taking a daily blood thinner pill. It will compare patients who stop the medication to those who continue taking it. The patients all have stable heart disease, had a special balloon procedure, and are at…

This study is testing if a special heart scan (called a PET scan) can help doctors decide the best treatment for people with ongoing chest pain from heart disease. It will compare two approaches: sending patients for a heart procedure right away versus first trying to optimize th…

This large study aims to find the best blood-thinning medication strategy to keep bypass grafts open after heart surgery. It will compare three approaches: a two-drug combination (prasugrel plus low-dose aspirin) against either high-dose aspirin alone or low-dose aspirin alone. T…

This study is testing a new computer model that aims to predict how well blood flows to the heart muscle during stress, using only a standard resting CT scan. It involves 400 patients with chest pain who are already scheduled for a heart CT scan. The goal is to see if this model …

This study aims to find the better heart scan for people with chest pain. It compares a CT scan that shows artery buildup with an ultrasound that checks blood flow, combined with a neck artery check. Researchers will follow 2,000 participants for 5 years to see which method bette…

This study aims to understand if tiny plastic particles in our environment get into the bloodstream and affect heart health. Researchers will measure the amount of microplastics in the blood of 120 people with chronic heart disease who are already scheduled for heart scans and pr…