An interventional study of Microaxial pump-supported PCI and Optimal medical therapy (OMT) in Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), sponsored by China National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-01.
Sponsored by China National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Based on a multi-center randomized controlled study, this research aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of interventional therapy supported by the CorVad percutaneous left ventricular assist system (Micro-axial Flow Pump) for patients with complex coronary heart disease (CHD) complicated by ischemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Through a prospective, multi-center, open-label 1:1 randomized controlled trial, a total of 452 patients with severe ischemic systolic dysfunction and complex coronary lesions were enrolled. The study compared the 12-month incidence of Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) between patients who received interventional therapy supported by the CorVad percutaneous left ventricular assist system in addition to the most appropriate medical therapy and those who only received the most appropriate medical therapy. This was done to test whether the interventional therapy supported by the CorVad percutaneous left ventricular assist system can improve the prognosis of patients with severe ischemic systolic dysfunction and complex coronary lesions.
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The share of blood the heart’s main pumping chamber (the left ventricle) pushes out with each beat, measured by an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) or a MUGA scan. About 50–70% is normal.
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Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.
The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.
LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction)
The share of blood the heart’s main pumping chamber (the left ventricle) pushes out with each beat, measured by an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) or a MUGA scan. About 50–70% is normal.
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Informed consent
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Contraindication
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Platelets
Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.
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Life expectancy
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Participants assigned to the intervention arm will undergo PCI supported by the micro-axial flow pump, in addition to optimal medical therapy (OMT).
Device: Microaxial pump-supported PCI · Drug: Optimal medical therapy (OMT)
Participants in this arms will receive guideline-directed optimal medical therapy (OMT) as determined by the heart failure team at each center.
Drug: Optimal medical therapy (OMT)
Use CorVad left ventricular assist system (micro-axial Flow Pump) to assist PCI in complex coronary artery disease with ischemic LV dysfunction patients
Guideline-directed OMT will be determined by the heart failure team at each center. OMT may include antiplatelet therapy, lipid-lowering therapy, antianginal therapy, evidence-based heart failure therapy, blood pressure and glycemic control, lifestyle management, and other therapies appropriate to the patient's diagnosis and comorbidities. Evidence-based heart failure therapy includes angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker +/- neprilysin inhibitor, beta-blocker, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor, and vericiguat.
1-year MACCE
a composite endpoint consisting of cardiovascular death, spontaneous myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke, ischemia-driven revascularization, and readmission for heart failure
Time frame: Up to 1 year after enrollment
Perioperative myocardial infarction
Time frame: Up to 48h after the index PCI procedure
Types 3, 4, and 5 bleeding as defined by MCS-ARC
Time frame: Up to 1 year after enrollment
Severe hemolysis related to the device
Time frame: Up to 72 hours after the implantation of the CorVad left ventricular assist system
Stent thrombosis
Time frame: Up to 1 year after the index PCI procedure
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