Heart showdown: stenting may rival bypass surgery in emergency patients

NCT ID NCT01311323

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: American Heart of Poland Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study compares two treatments for people with severe blockages in multiple heart arteries who are having a heart attack without ST elevation. One treatment is stenting (a tube to open arteries), the other is bypass surgery (rerouting blood flow). The goal is to see if stenting is as safe and effective as surgery in preventing death, heart attack, stroke, or heart failure within a year. The trial plans to enroll 1000 participants.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Percutaneous coronary intervention (stenting) and coronary artery bypass graft surgery
What this could lead to: If stenting proves as good as bypass surgery, more patients with severe heart disease could avoid open-heart surgery and recover faster.
What could go wrong: This is a large trial, but earlier studies mainly included stable patients. The results may not apply to all, and stenting carries risks like re-narrowing of arteries.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute coronary syndrome coronary artery disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME MULTIVESSEL CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Małopolska Cardiovascular Center, Polish-American Heart Clinic in Chrzanów
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Chrzanów, Malopolska, 32-500, Poland
National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration
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Warsaw, Poland
Polish-American Heart Clinics Cardiovascular Center in Kędzierzyn-Koźle
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Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland
Polish-American Heart Clinics Center for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Outpatient Specialist Care in Bielsko-Biała
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Bielsko-Biala, Silesian Voivodeship, 43-316, Poland
Polish-American Heart Clinics III Department of Invasive Cardiology, Angiology and Electrocardiology
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Dąbrowa Górnicza, Silesian Voivodeship, 41-300, Poland
Polish-American Heart Clinics X Department of Invasive Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Electrostimulation in Tychy
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Tychy, 43-100, Poland
Polish-American Heart Clinics, 1st Department of Cardiology and Angiology in Ustroń
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Ustroń, Silesian Voivodeship, 43-450, Poland
University Clinical Hospital in Opole
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Opole, Poland
Upper Silesian Medical Center in Katowice
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Katowice, Poland

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