Cardiovascular
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Unstable Angina
Unstable angina is chest pain at rest or with minimal exertion without biomarker elevation. Part of ACS spectrum requiring urgent evaluation.
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crescendo angina
pre-infarction angina
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Angina is chest pain or discomfort you feel when there is not enough blood flow to your heart muscle. Your heart muscle needs the oxygen that the blood carries. Angina may feel like pressure or a squeezing pain in your chest. It may feel like indigestion. You may also feel pain in your shoulders, arms, neck, jaw, or back. Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common heart disease. CAD happen…
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NCT07103317
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. While cardiologists have been focused on discrete, visible stenoses of coronary arteries, there is increasing awareness of the importance of microcirculation and…
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NCT06058182
Identify circulating protein-coding (mRNAs) or non-coding (ncRNAs) transcripts (ACS\_signature) predictive of ventricular dysfunction in ACS patients undergoing PCI.
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NCT04827498
Coronary-related myocardial ischemia can result from obstructive epicardial stenosis or non-obstructive causes including coronary microcirculatory dysfunction and vasomotor disorders. This prospective study has been created in order to pro…
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NCT05719545
To investigate the risk factors involved in the occurrence and prognosis of the patients with acute coronary syndrome, patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention will be recruited and followed up for at least 2 years.
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NCT06788275
Endothelial dysfunction is one of the aetiological factors in ischaemic heart disease (IHD). Aerobic exercise is effective in improving endothelial function, as measured by flow-mediated dilation (FMD), in patients with IHD. Within the aer…
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NCT06075602
The purpose of the COMPLEX Registry is to prospectively and retrospectively collect baseline, clinical and procedural data of patients who have undergone PCI or CABG for complex and/ or calcified chronic CAD, irrespective of clinical prese…
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NCT06495177
The goal of this observational study is to provide a unique European picture of preventive action by cardiologists, other specialists and primary care physicians looking after patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), individuals at high…
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NCT02845531
The purpose of this study is to determine whether ICD(Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) implantation on the top of optimal medical therapy in patients with variant angina manifesting as aborted sudden cardiac death reduces the incide…
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