2001 ACUTE TRIAL Use of transesophageal echocardiography to guide cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial Objective: To compare conventional anticoagulation strategy with the transesophageal echocardiography to guide short-term anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation … Read More
Cardiovascular Disease
BRIGHT-4 Trial Summary: Bivalirudin in STEMI
2022 BRIGHT-4 TRIAL Bivalirudin plus a high-dose infusion versus heparin monotherapy in patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI investigator-initiated, open-label, randomized controlled trial Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a high-dose infusion of bivalirudin after primary percutaneous coronary … Read More
CANARY Trial Summary: Cath vs AC in PE
2022 CANARY TRIAL Catheter-directed thrombolysis vs anticoagulation in patients with acute intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism parallel, open-label, randomized controlled trial Objective: To assess the effectiveness of catheter-directed thrombolysis (CCDT) compared with anticoagulation among intermediate- to high-risk individuals with acute pulmonary embolism … Read More
CATCH Trial Summary: Tinzaparin for VTE in Cancer
2015 CATCH TRIAL Tinzaparin vs warfarin for treatment of acute venous thromboembolism in patients with active cancer phase 3, multinational, open-label, randomized controlled trial Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of tinzaparin vs warfarin for treatment of acute, symptomatic … Read More
COACH Trial Summary: Access to Care in Heart Failure
2022 COACH TRIAL Trial of an intervention to improve acute heart failure outcomes cross-sectional, cluster-randomized trial M Objective: To determine the effectiveness of systematic use of a hospital-based point-of-care tool to support clinical decision-making, followed by rapid follow-up in an … Read More
DCP Trial Summary: HCTZ vs Chlorthalidone
2022 DCP TRIAL Chlorthalidone compared with hydrochlorothiazide for the preven- tion of cardiovascular events in patients with hypertension: The Diuretic Comparison Project (DCP) Open-label, pragmatic, randomized controlled trial Objective: To compare the differences between hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) compared with chlorthalidone in … Read More
UNIVERSAL Trial Summary: US-Guided Femoral Access
2022 UNIVERSAL TRIAL Routine ultrasonography guidance for femoral vascular access for cardiac procedures multicenter, randomized controlled trial Objective: To determine whether routinely using ultrasonography guidance for femoral arterial access for coronary angiography/intervention reduces bleeding or vascular complications 621 Patients Inclusion … Read More
TIME Trial Summary: Morning vs. Evening dose of Antihypertensives
2022 TIME TRIAL Cardiovascular outcomes in adults with hypertension with evening versus morning dosing of usual antihypertensives in the UK prospective, open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomized controlled trial IM Objective: To compare the major cardiovascular outcomes of evening dosing of antihypertensive medication … Read More
Surgical Ablation of AFib with MV Surgery
2015 SURGICAL ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION TRIAL Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation during mitral-valve surgery parallel, randomized controlled trial M Objective: To evaluate treatment with mitral valve surgery plus ablation compared with mitral valve surgery alone among patients with mitral … Read More
SUPPORT Trial Summary: Olmesartan in CHF
2015 SUPPORT TRIAL M Clinical impacts of additive use of olmesartan in hypertensive patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) prospective, open-label, randomized controlled trial Objective: to examine whether an additive treatment with an ARB, olmesartan, reduces the mortality and morbidity … Read More