Clinical Research Directory

European Unified Registries for Heart Care Evaluation and Randomised Trials Italy

Major advances in cardiovascular medicine have been driven by innovations in basic research in biological and technical sciences. Despite the clear evidence regarding the treatments that have been demonstrated to be useful to improve patients' outcomes, their transferability to everyday clinical practice seems to be at least suboptimal. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC), therefore, planned to support a program, denominated EuroHeart, for continuous data collection of standardized and/or harmonized variables in common cardiovascular diseases, such as ACS, HF and A Fib. EuroHeart is an observational, prospective, multicentre initiative with continuous data collection in consecutive patients with ACS, HF and A Fib to support continuous quality of care improvement through the evaluation of quality indicators (QIs) defined by the ESC. All patients included in the EuroHeart initiative, will enter a 12 month longitudinal follow-up with the collection of clinical events and clinical status data.

Modulation of Gut MicroFLORA With Rifaximin to Reduce High Platelet Reactivity in Post-ACS Patients on Ticagrelor

The FLORA-ACS study aims to evaluate the relationship between dysbiosis and high platelet reactivity during treatment with ticagrelor in patients with a history of acute coronary syndromes and investigate the use of rifaximin to eliminate dysbiosis and thus provide effective antiplatelet treatment.

Multi-omics Characterization and Model Construction of Colchicine Anti-inflammatory Therapy Efficacy in ACS Patients

The aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the multi-omics characteristics of the efficacy of colchicine treatment in patients with ACS and to construct a model of efficacy. The main questions the study aims to answer are \- Specific mechanisms of colchicine therapy in patients with ACS; Mechanism-based modelling to identify the population that benefits from colchicine treatment.

Cardiovascular Complications in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) represents a major therapeutic strategy for malignant hematologic diseases, with the number of procedures steadily increasing in France each year. Conditioning and maintenance regimens carry a risk of both short- and long-term cardiotoxicity, leading to serious cardiovascular events including acute coronary syndrome (ACS), cardiac dysfunction, arrhythmias, pulmonary hypertension, and pericardial effusion. The pathophysiology of cardiotoxicity in HSCT patients remains poorly understood. It is therefore crucial to investigate underlying mechanisms and identify predictive factors of cardiotoxicity in order to provide appropriate cardiological follow-up and management. Current European Society of Cardiology guidelines recommend routine monitoring of HSCT patients with echocardiography and cardiac biomarkers (NT-proBNP, troponin), although these recommendations are based on small-scale studies. The cardiodepressor factor DPP3 has shown promising results in cardio-oncology, with a causal role in anthracycline-induced cardiac dysfunction. Its role in HSCT-related cardiotoxicity requires further evaluation. This multicenter study of HSCT recipients will be a valuable resource, enabling a better understanding of the pathophysiology of cardiotoxicity and prognosis. It will highlight imaging (echocardiography, calcium score, supra-aortic Doppler), electrocardiographic, and biological markers (including DPP3) associated with prognosis.

CYP2C19 Genotype-Guided P2Y12 Receptor Inhibitor Selection After Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

In Ease Asia clinical trials, P2Y12 inhibitor (ticagrelor or clopidogrel) monotherapy after 3-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) resulted in a lower incidence of clinically significant bleeding, without increasing risk of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, even if acute coronary syndrome (ACS) following complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) when compared with standard DAPT. Although better understood "East Asian Paradox", finding the right CYP2C19 genotype-guided P2Y12 inhibitor selection to balance maintaining ischaemic prevention and less bleeding remains a topic in real-world clinical practice.