Heart stent debate: to open or not to open side branches?
NCT ID NCT00914199
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at people with blocked heart arteries that have side branches. Doctors placed a stent in the main artery but did not always open the side branch if blood flow was acceptable. The goal was to see if opening the side branch caused more harm or benefit. About 477 patients took part, and researchers tracked heart-related events like death, heart attack, or need for another procedure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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477 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2007
- Finished
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Nov 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Stable or unstable angina pectoris. -Bifurcation lesion of "LAD/diagonal", "Cx/obtuse marginal", "RCA-- * PDA/posterola¬te¬ral branch" or "LM/Cx/LAD". * Diameter of main vessel by visual estimate \> 2.5 mm. * Diameter of side branch by visual estimate \> 2.25 mm. * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years. * ST-elevation infarction within 24 hours. * Expected survival \< 1 year. * S-creatinine \> 200 µmol/l. * Allergy to Aspirin, Clopidogrel or Ticlopidine. * Allergy to Sirolimus.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarhus University Hospital Skejby
Aarhus, 8200, Denmark
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