Cracking the calcium: new balloon tested for toughest heart blockages

NCT ID NCT04253171

Summary

This trial tested a new technique called balloon lithoplasty for treating severely hardened, calcified blockages in heart arteries. It compared this special balloon, which uses pressure waves to crack the calcium, to standard balloons used to prepare the artery before placing a stent. The goal was to see if the new method led to fewer procedural problems and better vessel health one year later in 200 patients with this challenging condition.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Aalborg University Hospital

    Aalborg, 9100, Denmark

  • Aarhus University Hospital Skejby

    Aarhus, 8200, Denmark

  • Gentofte University Hospital

    Gentofte Municipality, Copenhagen, 2900, Denmark

  • North-Estonia Medical Center

    Tallinn, Estonia

  • Odense University Hospital

    Odense, 5000, Denmark

  • Rigshospitalet

    Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

  • Trondheim University Hospital

    Trondheim, Norway

  • University Hospital Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

  • Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde Sygehus

    Roskilde, 4000, Denmark

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