Description Module
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Description Module
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2025-12-24 @ 9:23 PM
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2025-12-24 @ 9:23 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00427232
Brief Summary:
Endothelin is a hormon that causes acute and chronic narrowing of heart vessels. The purpose of this study is to assess whether suppression of this activity by using two types of receptor antagonists can reduce this effect and thus improve blood supply of the heart muscle.
Detailed Description:
Endothelin (ET) is the most potent vasoconstrictor known and plays a major role in the development of coronary artery disease as well as in acute vasoconstriction. This effect is mainly mediated by the vascular ET-A receptor, whereas the ET-B receptor mediates vasodilation and cleavage of ET. Currently, there are both selective ET-A antagonists and non-selective ET-A and ET-B antagonists under investigation. The aim of the study is to test the effect of ET-receptor blockade on the vasoreagibility of epicardial and intramyocardial coronary arteries in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. We randomly use the selective ET-A receptor BQ-123 (Group A) and the combination of BQ-123 and the ET-B receptor antagonist BQ-788 (Group B). The tested infusion will be applied selectively into the assessed coronary artery by a special infusion catheter. To evaluate the morphometric changes we use quantitative coronary angiography to measure the diameter of the coronary artery before and after intracoronary infusion of the tested substances. Furthermore we will use Pressure Wire to measure the hemodynamic conditions before and after infusion, thus evaluating the epicardial and the intramyocardial blood perfusion.
Comparison: Coronary artery diameter as measured by quantitative angiography (minimal lumen diameter) and parameters indicative of epicardial and intramyocardial blood flow as determined by Pressure Wire (fractional flow reserver, coronary flow reserve, intramyocardial resistance) before and after ET-antagonist infusion will be compared.
Study:
NCT00427232
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00427232