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RecruitingNCT07724184PICAUpdated Jul 23, 2026

Revascularization of Calcified Coronary Arteries

An observational study in Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD), Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), sponsored by Aalborg University Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-23.

Sponsored by Aalborg University Hospital · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Mar 2025; still recruiting 1 year 8 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
100
Ages
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate changes in absolute coronary flow and pressure before and after percutaneous coronary intervention in calcified lesions. The secondary aim is to use a machine learning model to predict the outcome of the intervention.

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Conditions studied

  • Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD)
  • Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD)
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

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In context

Myocardial Ischemia

1,123 studies on the registry are indexed under Myocardial Ischemia; 177 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 100 is below the median of 318 across 398 observational studies indexed under Myocardial Ischemia.

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Lead sponsor

Aalborg University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 198 studies on the registry; 41 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

This a prospective clinical cohort study recruiting patients with stable coronary artery disease referred to invasive coronary angiography on clinical indication with angiographic calcium and eligible for PCI.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age > 18 years
  • Moderate (40-90 %) epicardial disease
  • Vessel suitable for PCI and intracoronary imaging
  • De novo-lesions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • \< 40ml/min
  • ACS \< 48 hours
  • Patient without ability to provide
  • Patient with left main stenosis
  • Indication for coronary artery bypass grafting
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

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Informed consent

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testMeasurement of coronary flow and pressure

    The pressure and flow data will be integrated in a machine learning model

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Post-PCI FFR

    FFR is measured after PCI is completed.

    Time frame: Immediately after the procedure

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 23, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07724184
Responsible party
Ashkan Eftekhari (Principal Investigator, Aalborg University Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 23, 2026
Start date
Mar 1, 2025
Primary completion
May 1, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
May 1, 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 23, 2026

Study contacts

Ashkan Eftekhari, MD PhD
Contact
asef@rn.dk
+4597664465

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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