U.S., May 15 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06971718) titled 'Coronary Bifurcations With Ischaemia and Flow Assessment' on May 06.
Brief Summary: The coronary arteries are blood vessels that provide oxygen rich blood to the muscle of the heart. If these vessels become narrowed or blocked, this can lead to chest pain (called angina) or heart attacks. Narrowings are usually treated using metal scaffolds called drug eluting stents. However, in one in five cases where the narrowing occurs at a branching point, treating it with stents is more challenging and can cause complications. A possible alternative treatment is using a special type of balloon called a drug-coated balloon. This balloon is infl...