Heart artery showdown: shockwave or cutting balloon before stenting?
NCT ID NCT06089135
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two methods to prepare hardened (calcified) heart arteries before placing a stent: a cutting balloon and a shockwave device. About 413 adults with moderate to severe artery hardening took part. The goal was to see which method helps the stent fit better and work more effectively.
Disclaimer
Read more
Show less
This is a summary of
the original study
.
Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes no responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.
This is a summary of the original study . Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes no responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for CALCIFIED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE are added.
By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use
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
Show contact details
Enter your email to view the contact information for this study.
By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use
Locations
-
Banner Health
Phoenix, Arizona, 85012, United States
-
Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital
Dallas, Texas, 75226, United States
-
Baylor Scott and White Health
Plano, Texas, 75024, United States
-
Beth Israel Deaconess Medcial Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
-
Capital Cardiology
Albany, New York, 12211, United States
-
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
-
Columbia Cardiology
New York, New York, 10032, United States
-
Columbia University Medical Center/ NewYork Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York, 10032, United States
-
Henry Ford Health
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
-
Honor Health
Scottsdale, Arizona, 13400, United States
-
Houston Methodist
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
-
Maine Medical Center
Portland, Maine, 04102, United States
-
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
-
Saint Luke's
Overland Park, Kansas, 66207, United States
-
UAB Structural Heart and Valve Clinic
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
-
UCSF Cardiology
San Francisco, California, 94117, United States
-
UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
-
UVA Heart and Vascular Center
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
-
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States
-
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
-
Wellspan York Hospital
York, Pennsylvania, 17403, United States
-
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States