Atherosclerosis

Clinical Trials

Below is a list of Atherosclerosis clinical trials from the clinical trials database at Mayo Clinic.

Mayo's clinical trials include experimental treatments, often unavailable elsewhere, which frequently lead to improved patient care for people worldwide. Patients should ask their doctor at Mayo about clinical trials appropriate for their situation.

Effect of CER-001 on Atherosclerosis in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Patients - Efficacy and Safety: The CHI SQUARE Trial
Cardiovascular disease remains the most pressing healthcare issue for developed countries and is becoming so for developing countries. There are a number of chronic therapies available for long-term management of risk. Short term therapies for subjects with an acute event, such as an episode of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), are focused on reperfusion and removing thrombus but most subsequent events are caused by atherosclerotic
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Lp-PLA2, Progenitor Cells and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Humans AIM III
The main goal of AIM III is to assess and quantify the effect of long-term administration of darapladib 160 mg once a day, a selective, reversible, orally active inhibitor of plasma and vascular Lp-PLA2, on coronary endothelial function, progression of coronary atherosclerosis as determined by IVUS, and atherosclerosis in patients with early atherosclerosis.
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