Giora Weisz, MD, Director Clinical Research
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CIVT Research Trials as of March 2008
| Primary Coordinator | Study Name |
| Teraza Conway office: (212) 342-3683 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | Protect AF: Randomized study comparing the WATCHMAN® left atrial appendage system for embolic protection to long-term Warfarin therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation ( Dr. William A. Gray) |
| Ashley Boyd (212) 342-5130 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | MGH OFDI: Imaging study evaluating natural history of plaque progression using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and a new Optical Frequency-Domain Imaging (OFDI) catheter in native coronary arteries (Dr. Martin B. Leon) |
| Spirit IV: Evaluation of the Xience™ V Everolimus drug eluting stent system in the treatment of subjects with de novo native coronary artery lesions (Dr. Michael Collins) | |
| Vanessa Laroche (212) 342-3488 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | CREST: Randomized trial to contrast the relative efficacy of carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic extracranial carotid stenosis (Dr. William A. Gray) |
| Protect I (Impella): A prospective feasibility trial investigating the use of the Impella™ Recover® system in patients undergoing high risk PCI (elective PCI in unprotected LM or PCI in last conduit coronary conduit) (Dr. Michael Collins) | |
| Marian Hawkey (212) 342-3615 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Sue Schnell (212) 305-4767 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | PARTNER: Aortic Valve trial for patients with critical aortic stenosis: comparing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (femoral artery approach) to traditional surgical aortic valve replacement (sternotomy) (Dr. Martin B. Leon) |
| Miriam Lucca-Susana (212) 342-3682 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | Champion PCI: A drug trial comparing Cangrelor to Clopidogrel in subjects requiring PCI (Dr. George Dangas) |
| Empire: Study of the GORE Neuro Protection System in carotid stenting of subjects at high risk for carotid endarterectomy (Dr. William A. Gray) | |
| Everest II: Randomized study of Evalve® for the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation (MVR) (Dr. William A. Gray) | |
| Mariamne Orta (212) 342-5139 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | ACT I: Trial evaluating carotid stenosis stenting using the Xact RX carotid stent and Emboshield cerebral protection system versus carotid endarterectomy in patients with asymptomatic carotid disease (Dr. William A. Gray) |
| Freedom: Study evaluating optimal management of multi-vessel disease with either PCI and DES or CABG in patients with DM and cardiovascular disease (Dr. George Dangas) | |
| Perseus Workhorse & Small Vessel: Trial evaluating the Paclitaxel-Eluting TAXUS® Element™ versus TAXUS Express2 coronary stents in de novo lesions (Dr. Jeffrey W. Moses) | |
| Jeanie Sohn (212) 342-5129 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | Capture 2: Post-approval study evaluating the FDA-approved RX ACCULINK Carotid Stent Systems and RX ACCUNET Embolic Protection Systems to uncover unanticipated or rare events (Dr. William A. Gray) |
| Carotid DVA: A trial to establish dynamic vascular analysis (DVA) indices for patients with carotid artery disease undergoing stenting procedure (Dr. William A. Gray) | |
| Diana Wong (212) 342-4761 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | Complete SE Registry: Percutaneous interventional treatment of iliac artery lesions using the Medtronic Complete® Self-Expanding Iliac Stent (Dr. William A. Gray) |
| MediGuide: Coronary artery imaging study using the GMC™ intracoronary catheter which enables real time tip positioning and navigation during cardiac catheterization(Dr. Giora Weisz) |
