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ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE HEART FAILURE CARDIO-ONCOLOGY
Trial: ECLIPSE
PI: Arka Chatterjee, MD
Brief Synopsis: Evaluation of treatment strategies for
severe calcific coronary arteries: Orbital artherectomy
vs conventional angioplasty technique prior to
implantation of drug-eluting stents. Trial: PREEMPT-HF
PI: William Maddox, MD
Brief Synopsis: Precision event monitoring of patients
with heart failure using HeartLogic. Trial: UPBEAT - Understanding and Predicting Breast
Cancer Events after Treatment
PI: Carrie G. Lenneman, MD
Brief Synopsis: Women with breast cancer receive
chemotherapy that can cause heart problems and
related side effects, such as fatigue and exercise
limitations. The purpose of this study is to compare
these effects on people receiving chemotherapy for
breast cancer compared to patients who do not have
breast cancer.
Trial: GE Aurora
PI: Fadi Hage, MD
Brief Synopsis: A phase 3, open-label, multicenter
study of Flurpiridaz injection for positron emission
tomography (PET) imaging for assessment of
myocardial perfusion in patients referred for invasive
coronary angiography because of suspected coronary
artery disease.
CARDIAC RHYTHM DISORDERS
Trial: VISITAG SURPOINT
PI: Tom McElderry, MD
Brief Synopsis: Evaluation of the VISITAG SURPOINT
module with external processing unit when used
with the THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF and
THERMOCOOL SMARTOUCH catheters for pulmonary
vein isolation (PVI).
Trial: Q-efficiency
PI: Tom McElderry, MD
Brief Synopsis: Evaluation of QDOT MICRO catheter
for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in subjects with
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
VALVE DISEASE
Trial: SUMMIT
PI: Mustafa Ahmed, MD
Brief Synopsis: A prospective, controlled, multicenter
clinical investigation of the Tendyne Mitral Valve
System for the treatment of eligible subjects with
symptomatic, severe mitral regurgitation.
Trial: Triluminate
PI: Mustafa Ahmed, MD
Brief Synopsis: Clinical Trial to evaluate cardiovascular
outcomes in patients treated with the tricuspid valve
repair system.
Trial: EARLY TAVR
PI: James Davies, MD
Brief Synopsis: Evaluation of transcatheter aortic valve
replacement compared to surveillance for patients with
asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis.
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Trial: ANTHEM-HFrEF
PI: Jose Tallaj, MD
Brief Synopsis: Autonomic regulation therapy using
the VITARIA system to enhance myocardial function
and reduce progression of heart failure with reduced
ejection fraction.
Trial: GRAHF-2
PI: Sumanth Prabhu, MD
Brief Synopsis: Validation of genetic sub-study from
AHeFT that suggested a functional polymorphism
of GNB3 impacts therapeutic efficacy of fixed dose
isosorbide dinitrate/hydralazine in African American
patients with HFrEF.
PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE
Trial: BREEZE
PI: Robert Bourge, MD
Brief Synopsis: An open-label, clinical study to
evaluate the safety and tolerability of Trepostinil
Inhalation Powder (TreT) in subjects with pulmonary
arterial hypertension currently using Tyvaso.
Trial: ADVANCE Outcomes
PI: Jose Tallaj, MD
Brief Synopsis: A phase 3, randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and
safety of Ralinepag when added to pulmonary arterial
hypertension (PAH) standard of care or PAH-specific
background oral therapy in subjects with World Health
Organization (WHO) Group 1 PAH.
CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
Trial: Quark
PI: James Davies, MD
Brief Synopsis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-
controlled, Phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy and
safety of QPI-1002 for the prevention of major adverse
kidney events (MAKE) in subjects at high risk for acute
kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery.
Trial: MIGHTY - Monitoring Immune Checkpoint
Inhibitors for CardiToxicitY (MIghTY)
PI: Carrie G. Lenneman, MD
Brief Synopsis: Prospective study of cancer patients
receiving immunotherapy to determine if specific
risk factors predispose patients to developing
cardiovascular events.
VASCULAR SURGERY
Trial: IDE Branch Fenestrated Endografts - IDE Trial
PI: Adam Beck, MD
TITLE: Evaluation of All-Cause Mortality and pulmonary
Morbidity in treating Juxtarenal, Suprarenal and
Thoracoabdominal Aortic Pathologies Using the
Cook Custom Aortic Endograft, the Zenith t-Branch
Endovascular Graft and surgeon-Modified Endografts
Description: Treatment of juxtarenal, suprarenal, and
thoracoabdominal aortic pathologies (aneurysms,
subacute or chronic dissections with aneurysmal
degeneration, and penetrating aortic ulcers) involving
at least one visceral artery that are not otherwise
amenable to endovascular repair using a commercially
available device.
Trial: Cook 14-09 p-Branch
PI: Adam Beck, MD
TITLE: Zenith® p-Branch™ Pivotal Study (Pararenal or
Juxtrarenal)
Description: Endovascular treatment of patients with
pararenal or juxtarenal AAA with morphology, renal
fenestrations at same longitudinal level or the left
renal fenestration lower longitudinally than right renal
fenestration.
Trial: GORE TBE SSB 11-02 - Evaluation of the GORE®
TAG® Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (TBE Device)
PI: Adam Beck, MD
TITLE: Evaluation of the GORE® TAG® Thoracic Branch
Endoprosthesis (TBE Device) in the Treatment of
Lesions of the Aortic Arch and Descending Thoracic
Aorta
Description: Endovascular treatment of thoracic aortic
lesions which require coverage of the left subclavian
artery, left common carotid artery, and/or the
brachiocephalic trunk/innominate artery.
Trial: STANCE - Statin Neuroprotection and Carotid
Endarterectomy
PI: Adam Beck, MD
TITLE: Statin Neuroprotection and Carotid
Endarterectomy: Safety, Feasibility, and Outcomes
Description: An observational and randomized,
placebo-controlled, clinical trial of statin dose
maximization prior to carotid endarterectomy to protect
against early cognitive dysfunction.
CLINICAL TRIALS
Trial: Relay PRO A - Continued Access
PI: Benjamin Pearce, MD
TITLE: A prospective, Multicenter, Non-Blinded, Non-
Randomized Study of the Relay PRO Thoracic Stent-
Graft in Subjects with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and
Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcers
Description: Endovascular treatment of descending
thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA’s) and penetrating
atherosclerotic ulcers (PAUs).
Trial: GORE AAA 13-03
PI: Benjamin Pearce, MD
TITLE: Assessment Of The GORE® Excluder®
Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis In The Treatment Of
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Description: Endovascular treatment of infrarenal
AAA in patients with Short Neck (angulation ≤ 60˚ and
infrarenal aortic neck length ≥ 10 mm) and in patients
with highly angulated aortic necks (angulation > 60˚
and ≤ 90˚ and infrarenal aortic neck length ≥10 mm).
Trial: CALM-2
PI: Marc Passman, MD, with co-PI Suzanne Oparil, MD
TITLE: Controlling and Lowering Blood Pressure with
the MobiusHD
Description: Patients with resistant hypertension who
remain uncontrolled despite pharmacologic treatment
with maximum tolerated, guideline-directed, anti-
hypertensive pharmacologic therapy will be evaluated
for randomization for the MobiusHD device vs. sham
procedure.
Trial: OSIRIS
PI: Marc Passman, MD
TITLE: A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Open-
Label Study with a Crossover Extension Option to
Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of GrafixPLTMPRIME
for the Treatment of Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers
Description: Patients who have been diagnosed as
having a chronic venous leg ulcer (VLU) between 1 cm2
and 25 cm2, located below the knee and above the
malleoli, > 4 weeks but not present for more than 52
weeks in subjects with venous insufficiency.
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