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Complete vs Culprit-only Revascularization to Treat Multi-vessel Disease After Primary PCI for STEMI (COMPLETE)

To determine whether, on a background of optimal medical therapy, including ticagrelor, opening of all suitable narrowings or blockages found at the time of primary PCI for an acute heart attack is better than treating only the culprit lesion in patients with multi-vessel disease.

Status
Recruiting
Principal Investigator
David Wood
Body Locations and Systems
Heart Attack
Area
Vancouver
Age
All ages

Perioperative Anticoagulant Use for Surgery Evaluation Study (PAUSE)

The aim of the Perioperative Anticoagulant Use for Surgery Evaluation (PAUSE) Study, is to establish a safe, standardized protocol for the perioperative management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are receiving a novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC) drug, either dabigatran, rivaroxaban or apixaban, and require an elective surgery/procedure.


 

Status
Recruiting
Principal Investigator
Agnes Lee
Body Locations and Systems
Atrial Fibrillation
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 and above

Effect of Adaptive Servo Ventilation (ASV) on Survival and Hospital Admissions in Heart Failure (ADVENT-HF)

Sleep Apnea (SA) is a disorder that causes pauses in breathing during sleep that expose the heart to oxygen deprivation. It is common in patients with heart failure (HF) where it is associated with increased risk of hospitalizations and death. It is not known however whether treating SA reduces these risks. This study is looking at whether a respiratory device known as Adaptive Servo Ventilation (ASV) can reduce the rate of cardiovascular hospitalizations and death in subjects with HF and SA.

Status
Recruiting
Principal Investigator
John Fleetham
Body Locations and Systems
Heart Failure
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 and above

Closed for Recruitment

Rhythm Control - Catheter Ablation With or Without Anti-arrhythmic Drug Control of Maintaining Sinus Rhythm Versus Rate Control With Medical Therapy and/or Atrio-ventricular Junction Ablation and Pacemaker Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation (RAFT-AF)

Atrial fibrillation and heart failure are two common heart conditions that are associated with an increase in death and suffering. When both of these two conditions occur in a patient the patient's prognosis is poor. These patients have poor life quality and are frequently admitted to the hospital. The treatment of atrial fibrillation in heart failure patients is extremely challenging.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Matthew Bennett
Body Locations and Systems
Atrial Fibrillation
Heart Failure
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 and above

HORIZON

The purpose of the study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of the drug TQJ230 to lower Lipoprotein(a) to reduce cardiovascular events in patients with a history of heart disease.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
G.B. John Mancini
Body Locations and Systems
Heart
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 - 80

PULSED AF

The purpose of the study is to provide data demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of the PulseSelect™ PFA System for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Jason Andrade
Body Locations and Systems
Heart
Atrial Fibrillation
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 to 80

EMPACT-MI: A Study to Test Whether Empagliflozin Can Lower the Risk of Heart Failure and Death in People Who Had a Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)

The purpose of this study is to determine if the drug empagliflozin helps to lower the chances of having to go to the hospital for heart failure and whether it lowers the chances of dying from cardiovascular disease.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Christopher Fordyce
Body Locations and Systems
Heart Attack
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 and above

Safety Study of Etripamil Nasal Spray for Patients With Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of etripamil nasal spray in patients with Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT).

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Matthew Bennett
Body Locations and Systems
Arrhythmia
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 and above

A Study to Find Out if Selexipag is Effective and Safe in Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension When the Disease is Inoperable or Persistent/Recurrent After Surgery and/or International Treatment (SELECT)

The purpose of this study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of selexipag in patients with inoperable or persistent/recurrent chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Nathan Brunner
Body Locations and Systems
Blood, Heart and Circulation
Heart
Lungs
Area
Vancouver
Age
18-85

EMPagliflozin outcomE tRial in Patients With chrOnic heaRt Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (EMPEROR-Preserved)

The aim of the study is to evaluate efficacy and safety of empagliflozin versus placebo on top of guideline-directed medical therapy in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Sean Virani
Body Locations and Systems
Heart Failure
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 years and above

BLADE-PCI Trial (BLADE); PHASE IIB LIPOSOMAL ALENDRONATE STUDY (BLADE)

The main objective of this study is to assess the safety, efficacy and dose response of LABR-312 administered intravenously at the time of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with a drug eluting stent in reducing restenosis as measured by Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) at 9 months post procedure in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).

Administration of LABR-312 at the time of PCI will reduce restenosis compared with placebo as assessed by the OCT endpoint of % neointimal hyperplasia (%NIH) volume at 9 months in patients with DM.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
David Wood
Body Locations and Systems
Diabetic Heart Disease
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 and above

A Study of Vericiguat in Participants With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) (MK-1242-001) (VICTORIA)

This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multi-center, double-blind, event driven study of vericiguat (MK-1242) in participants with HFrEF. The primary hypothesis is vericiguat (MK-1242) is superior to placebo in increasing the time to first occurrence of the composite of cardiovascular (CV) death or heart failure (HF) hospitalization in participants with HFrEF.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Sean Virani
Body Locations and Systems
Heart Failure
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 and above

Early Aggressive Invasive Intervention for Atrial Fibrillation (EARLY-AF)

The EARLY-AF study is centered on an evaluation of the impact of the early invasive management of Atrial Fibrillation. The primary goal of the study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of an early invasive approach. Specifically, the investigators are aiming to evaluate if PVI performed with the Arctic Front cryoballoon is superior to AAD as first-line therapy in preventing atrial arrhythmia recurrences (arrhythmia related symptoms, hospitalisations, and health care utilization).

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Jason Andrade
Body Locations and Systems
Atrial Fibrillation
Area
Vancouver
Age
18-75

INfluenza Vaccine to Effectively Stop Cardio Thoracic Events and Decompensated Heart Failure (INVESTED)

INVESTED will test the hypothesis that high dose trivalent influenza vaccine will reduce cardiopulmonary events to a greater extent than standard dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine in high-risk cardiovascular patients with a recent history of myocardial infarction or heart failure. The trial will enroll 9300 participants over one Vanguard (pilot) season and three additional influenza seasons. The primary endpoint will be a composite of all-cause mortality or cardiopulmonary hospitalization.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Kenneth Gin
Body Locations and Systems
Heart Attack
Heart Failure
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 and above

AdaptResponse Clinical Trial

The purpose of this clinical study is to test the hypothesis that market released Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) devices which contain the AdaptivCRT® (aCRT) algorithm have a superior outcome compared to standard CRT devices in CRT indicated patients with normal atrio-ventricular (AV) conduction and left bundle branch block (LBBB).

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Matthew Bennett
Body Locations and Systems
Heart Failure
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 and above

Hyperbaric Oxygen Post Established Stroke (HOPES)

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) in improving neurological function in patients who are 6 to 36 months post ischemic stroke.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
David Harrison
Body Locations and Systems
Stroke
Area
Vancouver
Age
19-85

Blinded Randomized Trial of Anticoagulation to Prevent Ischemic Stroke and Neurocognitive Impairment in Atrial Fibrillation (BRAIN-AF)

This is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial exploring the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban as compared to acetylsalicylic acid in reducing stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA) and neurocognitive decline, in subjects with non-valvular AF and with low risk of stroke.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Jason Andrade
Body Locations and Systems
Atrial Fibrillation
Area
Vancouver
Age
30-60

Resynchronization/Defibrillation for Ambulatory Heart Failure Trial in Patients With Permanent Atrial Fibrillation (RAFT-PermAF)

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) are two common heart conditions that are encountered with an increase in death and suffering. When both these two conditions occur in a patient, the patient's prognosis is poor with a reduced quality of life. These patients are frequently admitted to the hospital and have increased risk of death. In these HF patients who are in AF all of the time, who would otherwise be a suitable candidate for an implantable defibrillator to prevent sudden cardiac death, whether adding pacing of both ventricles will reduce death and suffering.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Matthew Bennett
Body Locations and Systems
Atrial Fibrillation
Heart Disease
Heart Failure
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 and above

A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Long-term Treatment With BELVIQ (Lorcaserin HCl) on the Incidence of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events and Conversion to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Obese and Overweight Subjects With Cardiovascular Disease

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study in overweight and obese subjects with CV disease and/or multiple CV risk factors.

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Graham Wong
Body Locations and Systems
Diabetes - Type 2
Coronary Artery Disease
Area
Vancouver
Age
40 and above

Cryoballoon vs. Irrigated Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation: Double Short vs. Standard Exposure Duration (CIRCA-DOSE)

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with reductions in quality of life, functional status, cardiac performance, and overall survival.1 Catheter ablation, which is centered on electrical isolation of triggering foci within the pulmonary veins (PVI) through circumferential lesions around PV ostia, has been shown to result in sustained improvements in quality of life, decreased hospitalizations and, potentially, improved survival.2-4 PVI can be accomplished by percutaneous catheter-based thermo-coagulation (burning) with radiofrequency (RF

Status
Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator
Jason Andrade
Body Locations and Systems
Atrial Fibrillation
Area
Vancouver
Age
18 and above

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