Clinical Research Directory

Effects of Icosapent Ethyl on Coronary Plaque, Inflammation, and Ventricular Remodeling

Even with standard treatments like statins, patients with coronary artery disease often face a residual risk of further heart events. This risk is largely driven by ongoing inflammation and unstable fatty plaques in the heart's blood vessels. Icosapent ethyl (IPE) is a highly purified prescription medication known to improve cardiovascular outcomes, but its detailed effects on the heart's structure and inflammation in everyday clinical practice need further exploration. This study is a prospective, observational, real-world study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of IPE in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) or Chronic Coronary Syndrome (CCS). The study plans to enroll 420 patients who will be followed for 12 months. Based on their routine clinical prescriptions, participants will be grouped into a control group (receiving standard cardiovascular care, including statins) and an exposure group (receiving standard care plus IPE). Throughout the 1-year follow-up, researchers will conduct regular blood tests and advanced heart imaging. The main goal is to determine if adding IPE to standard therapy leads to a more significant reduction in inflammation. Additionally, the study will observe how IPE affects the stability of coronary plaques and the healing process of ventricular remodeling in a real-world clinical setting.

Disparities in Myocardial Infarction Remodeling According to Gender

Following myocardial infarction, female individuals demonstrate a poorer prognosis, characterized by elevated rates of mortality and heart failure. A primary hypothesis suggests unfavorable cardiac remodeling in women. This remodeling, defined as alterations in cardiac size and shape post-infarction, necessitates repeated non-invasive imaging for study.

Effect of Recombinant Human Brain Natriuretic Peptide on Ventricular Remodeling and Cardiac Function in Patients With Acute Anterior Myocardial Infraction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Recombinant Human Brain Natriuretic Peptide (rhBNP) in improving ventricular remodeling and cardiac function after acute anterior myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. 100 patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction after primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (pPCI) are randomly assigned 1:1 to rhBNP group(n=50) and control group(n=50) with follow-up of 24 weeks. Both groups are treated with standard therapy of AAMI, with the rhBNP group intravenous dripping rhBNP after pPCI for 3 days and the control group treated with placebo at the same time. The primary endpoint is the change in N terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide（NT-proBNP ）and cardiac troponin T(cTnT) level.The secondary endpoint is the change in 24-week echocardiographic including left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) , left ventricular end-diastolic volume index (LVEDVI) and left ventricular end-systolic volume index (LVESVI), arrhythmia and cardiovascular events (death, cardiac arrest or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hospitalization due to heart failure or angina pectoris).