Clinical Studies - Currently Enrolling

The following are clinical studies in which HeartCare Midwest is still enrolling patients: 

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

TRANSLATE ACS: Observational study for ACS NSTEMI and STEMI managed with PCI and initiated on Plavix or Prasugrel. Phone follow-up will be done by Duke Clinical Research Institute. Follow-up will be for 15 months. For more information contact Lita at 309-691-4410.

TRILOGY ACS: A comparison of prasugrel (Effient) versus clopidogrel (plavix) in patients with an acute coronary syndrome when the decision has already been made not to proceed with surgery or stenting but to treat with optimal medication therapy only. For more information contact Rita at 309-691-4410.

SOLID-TIMI 52: A multicenter trial to evaluate efficacy of long term treatment with darapladib tablets as compared to placebo when added to standard of care in an acute coronary syndrome patient population on the incidence of first occurrence of the composite of major adverse cardiovascular events. For more information contact Gina at 309-691-4410.

DEVICE

PRWARE: Implanting St. Jude pacemaker or Internal Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) and collecting right atrial and right ventricular real time IEGMs before and after lead fixation. The IEGM data will be used to assess potential mechanism(s) of diminishing P-/R-wave amplitude measured post fixation by the PSA and/or device. For more information contact Marsha at 309-691-4410.

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

TOPCAT: A study to determine if the drug spironolactone, in addition to standard therapies, can reduce cardiovascular events and hospitalizations in patients with preserved heart function and congestive heart failure. For more information contact Gina at 309-691-4410.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

CHOICE: This is a registry to collect information and evaluate outcomes of patients who undergo stenting of a blocked carotid artery because they are high risk for the standard of care, which is carotid endarterectomy surgery. For more information contact Marsha at 309-691-4410.