Fondazione Ricerca E Innovazione Cardiovascolare Ets

This study compares two ways of preparing a narrowed heart stent before using a drug-coated balloon to reopen it. About 500 adults with in-stent restenosis will be randomly assigned to either aggressive balloon prep (using cutting or scoring balloons) or standard prep. The goal i…

This study looks at 600 people with blocked heart arteries who will receive a drug-coated balloon treatment. Before the procedure, doctors will use a special camera (OCT) to take pictures of the plaque inside the artery. The goal is to see if different plaque types (like fatty, s…