Safety and efficacy of direct Cardiac Shockwave Therapy in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (the CAST-HF trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Safety and efficacy of direct Cardiac Shockwave Therapy in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (the CAST-HF trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Coronary artery diseases (CAD) remains a severe socio-economic burden in the Western world. Coronary obstruction and subsequent myocardial ischemia result in progressive replacement of contractile myocardium with dysfunctional, fibrotic scar tissue. Post-infarctional remodeling i...

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Main Authors: Leo Pölzl, Felix Nägele, Michael Graber, Jakob Hirsch, Daniela Lobenwein, Martina Mitrovic, Agnes Mayr, Markus Theurl, Michael Schreinlechner, Matthias Pamminger, Christian Dorfmüller, Michael Grimm, Can Gollmann-Tepeköylü, Johannes Holfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Shockwave
CABG
Ischemic heart disease
Heart failure
Clinical trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04369-0

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