Can a Drug-Coated balloon keep heart arteries open for a decade?
NCT ID NCT06620458
First seen Aug 18, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026
Summary
This study follows about 5,000 people with coronary artery disease who are treated with a paclitaxel drug-coated balloon angioplasty, a procedure that opens narrowed heart arteries and releases medication to help keep them open. Researchers are combining past medical records with new data, including blood samples and imaging, to identify factors that predict long-term success. Participants will be tracked for up to 10 years to see how often major heart events occur and how durable the treatment is.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Paclitaxel drug-coated balloon angioplasty
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which patients with coronary artery disease will benefit most from drug-coated balloon angioplasty, improving long-term outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a randomized trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by patient differences, and long-term follow-up may be incomplete.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital
Zhengzhou, China, 450003, China
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