Clinical trials

This study aims at evaluating of the effectiveness of in-hospital thrombolysis for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in PCI centers under conditions of predicted in-hospital delay (\>60 min after admission in PCI-center) of PCI. Following randomisation a strategy of early tenecteplase and additional antiplatelet and antithrombin therapy followed by catheterisation within 2-24 hours with timely coronary intervention as appropriate (or by rescue coronary intervention if required) in Group A will be compared to primary PCI performed according to local standards in Group B.

To assess the rates of ischemic and hemorrhagic complications of long-term antithrombotic therapy in patients with chronic coronary syndromes

To assess the rates of ischemic and hemorrhagic complications of long-term antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation

Patients with advanced heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) will be randomly assigned in open-label multicenter study to receive triple combination therapy with \[angiotensin receptor/neprilysin inhibitor \[ARNI\] + sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor \[SGLTi\] + mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist \[MRA\]) or with individualized medical therapy \[SGLTi + renin-angiotensin system inhibitor \[RASi\] \[angiotensin receptor blocker \[ARB\] or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor \[ACE-I\]), and will be treated for 52 weeks

Patients with HFpEF who have undergone meticulous clinical and instrumental evaluation (including diastolic exercise testing) between 2013 and 2020, will be followed up for at least 3 years.

A prospective-retrospective observational registry of patients diagnosed with chronic heart failure in the regions of the Russian Federation. The study is non-interventional and does not involve any interventions in clinical practice, the choice of treatment methods (including the type of medical device used and the method of surgical intervention) and examination. A control observation group is not intended.

The problem of the quality of primary health care medical system for patients with arterial hypertension is acute for the investigator's country, as these diseases are the most common and cause the high mortality of the population. The concept of "quality of primary health care medical system" includes its timeliness, accessibility and provision of medical care to the patient at the modern level, which is determined by the degree of performance by doctors of medical and diagnostic measures corresponding current clinical recommendations. The system of cardiovascular desease registries, established in the Federal State Clinical Hospital of the Russian Federation Ministry of Public Health with the automated analysis of data on examination and treatment, in comparison with clinical Recommendations. It makes possibility to identify shortcomings and develop approaches to improving the provision of medical care to patients in real clinical practice. Comparative analysis of the quality of examination and treatment in different samples of patients with cardiovascular desease, observed in 2018-2020, compared with results of previous years will identify ptrends in the provision of medical care to patients with cardiovascular desease.

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition and a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality. While systemic thrombolysis is the standard treatment for high-risk PE, its bleeding risk limits use in some patients, highlighting the need for alternative reperfusion strategies such as catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT). This prospective study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of CDT using the EkoSonic Endovascular System (EKOS; Boston Scientific) in patients with intermediate-high and high-risk PE. The primary outcome is all-cause mortality through 360 days of follow-up, with secondary outcomes including changes in echocardiographic parameters such as the RV/LV diameter ratio.

Patients with coronary artery disease and undergoing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are at increased risk of hemodynamic instability and poor outcomes. Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices may offer hemodynamic stabilization during PCI, potentially improving short- and long-term outcomes. The study rationale is to investigate the safety and clinical efficacy of temporary MCS with the iVAC 2L transaortic device in high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention. The transaortic system for short-term circulatory support with pulsatile blood flow iVAC 2L consists of an external membrane pump, a 17Fr diameter catheter for reversed blood flow (intake cannula) with a patented two-way rotary valve. The pump has two chambers, one for blood and one for helium, separated by a flexible diaphragm. The blood chamber connects to the catheter and the air chamber connects to a standard IABP console. The bi-directional valve is located 72 mm from the aspiration tip of the catheter and determines the direction of blood flow. The catheter is advanced retrogradely through the common femoral artery so that the tip is located in the left ventricular (LV) cavity and the valve is in the ascending aorta. Synchronized with the cardiac cycle via ECG, the device draws blood from the LV into the pump chamber during systole and ejects blood from the pump into the ascending aorta during diastole. The primary composite outcome is all-cause mortality, including acute myocardial infarction, stroke and TIA during hospitalization and at Day 360 of follow-up, expressed as a percentage of total patients.

The study will include all patients over 18 years of age who underwent endovascular closure of patent foramen ovale in medical centers in the Russian Federation, who gave written informed consent to the closure and provided personal data as part of inpatient medical care. The project participants will be 29 medical centers in the Russian Federation, where endovascular closure of patent foramen ovale is performed.

Study rationale: to evaluate clinical and prognostic relevance of microvascular dysfunction, coronary flow reserve and cardioprotective effects of iv administration of esmolol in patients with myocardial infarction. First substudy is an open randomized trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of early intravenous administration of esmolol in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) and relative contraindications to administration of other intravenous β1-adrenergic blocker (metoprolol etс.). Сomparison group will include patients who have not received intravenous β1-adrenergic blocker. Secondary outcome in this substudy is the degree of microvascular obstruction and infarct size according to MRI with gadolinium delayed enhancement. Second substudy examines the quantitative parameters of coronary physiology in patients with MI and multivessel disease. Changes of coronary physiology measurements over time ((iFR, Pd/Pa, FFR, delta FFR, gradient FFR per time unit (dFFR(t)/dt), pullback pressure gradient (PPG)) measured in the infarct-related artery and in non-infarct-related arteries with diameter stenosis of 50-85% immediately after the completion of a primary percutaneous coronary intervention and during a second hospitalization (30-45 days after STEMI) will be evaluated. The comparison changes of coronary physiology over time with presence of an MVO and infarct size determined by MRI. The model of calculating coronary flow reserve (CFR) based on tridimensional reconstruction of coronary arteries and coronary physiology parameters as measured during coronary angiography will be developed. The influence of coronary physiology parameters measured after complete myocardial revascularization by PCI, and derived CFR in patients with MI on long-term clinical outcomes will be evaluated, based on prospective data collection. Primary composite outcome in all substudies will be the sum of adverse cardiac outcomes (congestive heart failure, episodes of recurrent congestive heart failure worsening resulting in hospitalizations, cardiac mortality, MI recurrences, unstable angina, urgent myocardial revascularization) within \> 12 months post-infarction. Secondary composite outcome in all substudies is the degree of microvascular obstruction and infarct size evaluated by MRI with gadolinium delayed enhancement.