Currently we are running the following studies on the drug-coated balloon technology:
-A randomized controlled trial of new-generation DCB vs new generation DES for the treatment of small coronary vessel disease: a spontaneous, multicenter clinical trial. You can find the study protocol in this page.
-the Falcon Registry: a prospective registry on the In.Pact Falcon (Medtronic) DCB, for any coronary clinical indication. This is a multicenter international registry. I am the Italian P.I. for this study. You can find the study protocol in this page.
-The Italian Elutax SV all-comers Registry: a retrospective multicenter registry on the use of the Elutax SV DCB for coronary applications. We are the coordinating center for this national study.
-The DCB Restore Registry: a retrospective multicenter registry on the use of the Restore DCB for coronary applications. We are the coordinating center for this study. I have the dream of running it internationally, and I’m working on this item.
This important paper from our group was just published in JACC Interventions, and commented on TCTMD.
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http://www.tctmd.com/show.aspx?id=133232&utm_source=2015-11-30-tctmd-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tctmd-newsletter
This is the link for my interview at CX Vascular News, one of the world leading websites on cardiovascular medicine.
The interview has been just released. It is a sort of personal opinion on drug-coated balloons. Enjoy the reading!!
For the current year, the Scientific Research at the cardiac Dpt. will have the following actors:
Head of cardiovascular research: Bernardo Cortese, MD
Assistant at research: Roberto Latini, MD
Fellows: Davide Piraino, MD, Dario Buccheri, MD
Data Manager: Elena Galfrascoli, Pharm D, Sophia Campbell, Pharm D (pic)
Data Monitor: Lorenzo Cagliani, Eng