New imaging technique may improve stent outcomes in heart disease patients

NCT ID NCT03171311

First seen May 19, 2026 · Last updated May 19, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether using a special imaging tool called OCT during stent placement leads to better outcomes than standard methods for people with complex heart blockages. About 1,200 adults with stable or unstable angina or non-STEMI heart attacks are taking part. The goal is to see if OCT guidance reduces major heart problems like cardiac death, heart attacks, or the need for repeat procedures over two years.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Aalborg University Hospital

    Aalborg, 9100, Denmark

  • Aarhus University Hospital Skejby

    Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark

  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Ferrara

    Ferrara, Cona, 44124, Italy

  • Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

    Belfast, BT9 7AB, United Kingdom

  • Cardiologicum Hamburg

    Hamburg, 22041, Germany

  • Estonia Medical Centre

    Tallinn, 13419, Estonia

  • Gemelli General Hospital, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

    Rome, 00168, Italy

  • Gentofte Hospital

    Gentofte Municipality, 2820, Denmark

  • Golden Jubilee Hospital

    Glasgow, G81 4DY, United Kingdom

  • Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen

    Bergen, Norway

  • Hospital of Southern Norway, Arendal

    Arendal, 4604, Norway

  • Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge

    Huddinge, Stockholm County, 14157, Sweden

  • Latvia Centre of Cardiology

    Riga, LV-1002, Latvia

  • Leuven University Hospital

    Leuven, 3000, Belgium

  • Medical University of Warsaw

    Warsaw, 02-097, Poland

  • Morriston Hospital

    Swansea, SA6 6NL, United Kingdom

  • Northwest Hospital Alkmaar

    Alkmaar, 1815, Netherlands

  • Odense University Hospital

    Odense, 5000, Denmark

  • Oslo University Hospital - Ullevål

    Oslo, 0450, Norway

  • Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet

    Oslo, 0424, Norway

  • Rigshospitalet

    København Ø, 2100, Denmark

  • Royal Bournemouth Hospital

    Bournemouth, BH77DW, United Kingdom

  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    Gothenburg, 413 45, Sweden

  • St Antonius Ziekenhuis

    Nieuwegein, 3435 CM, Netherlands

  • St George's Hospital

    London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom

  • Sussex Cardiac Centre

    Brighton, BN2 5BE, United Kingdom

  • Södersjukhuset

    Stockholm, 118 83, Sweden

  • Tampere University Hospital

    Tampere, 33520, Finland

  • Trondheim University Hospital

    Trondheim, Norway

  • University Hospital Galway

    Galway, H91YR71, Ireland

  • University Hospital South Manchester, Wythenshawe Hospital

    Manchester, M239LT, United Kingdom

  • Universitäres Herzzentrum Hamburg

    Hamburg, 20246, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel

    Kiel, 24105, Germany

  • VU University Medical Center (VUMC)

    Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands

  • Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain

    Berlin, State of Berlin, 10249, Germany

  • Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde Sygehus

    Roskilde, 4000, Denmark

  • Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg (ZOL) Genk

    Genk, 3600, Belgium

  • Örebro University Hospital

    Örebro, 70185, Sweden

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