Year: 2024 Title: EMPACT-MI Subtitle: Empagliflozin after Acute Myocardial Infarction Type of Trial: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial Objective: To assess if the use of empagliflozin in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) affects future mortality or heart failure … Read More
coronary artery disease
OCTOBER Trial: OCT in Complex PCI
The OCTOBER trial, detailed in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2023, was a multicenter, randomized, open-label trial designed to assess the effectiveness of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in guiding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the treatment of complex … Read More
ISCHEMIA Trial: Invasive or Medical therapy for Stable CAD
2020 ISCHEMIA TRIAL M Initial Invasive or Conservative Strategy for Stable Coronary Disease multicenter, parallel, randomized controlled trial Objective: Tto determine the effect of adding cardiac catheterization (hereafter, angiography) and revascularization when feasible to medical therapy in patients with stable … Read More
ADAPTABLE Trial Summary: Aspirin Dosing in CV Disease
2013 ADAPTABLE TRIAL Comparative Effectiveness of Aspirin Dosing in Cardiovascular Disease Open-label, pragmatic design, randomized controlled trial M Objective: To assess whether a strategy of aspirin 325 mg/day would result in a lower risk of death from any cause, hospitalization … Read More
ISCHEMIA-CKD Trial Summary: CAD Management in Advanced CKD
2020 ISCHEMIA-CKD TRIAL Management of coronary disease in patients with advanced kidney disease international, randomized controlled trial Objective: To compare the effectiveness of routine invasive therapy with optimal medical therapy among patients with stable coronary disease & advanced chronic kidney … Read More
POPULAR CABG Trial Summary: Ticagrelor in CABG
2020 POPULAR CABG TRIAL Effect of adding ticagrelor to standard aspirin on saphenous vein graft (SVG) patency in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, randomized controlled trial M Objective: To assess whether ticagrelor added to standard aspirin … Read More