Fondazione Ricerca E Innovazione Cardiovascolare Ets

This study compares two ways of preparing a re-narrowed heart artery before using a drug-coated balloon to open it. In 500 adults with in-stent restenosis, half will get standard balloon prep and half will get a more aggressive prep with special cutting or scoring balloons. The g…

This study will use a special camera (OCT) to look inside heart arteries before a standard balloon procedure. Researchers want to see if the type of plaque (fatty, hard, or scar-like) affects how well patients do afterward. About 600 people with coronary artery disease will take …