Status:

COMPLETED

Treatment of Moderate Vein Graft Lesions With Paclitaxel Drug Eluting Stents: The VELETI Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Laval University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Boston Scientific Corporation

Conditions:

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

HYPOTHESIS 1. Sealing moderate SVG lesions with the TAXUS stent prevents SVG atherosclerosis progression as evaluated by IVUS. 2. Sealing moderate SVG lesions with the TAXUS stent does not accelerate...

Detailed Description

This will be a prospective randomized study assessing the efficacy of stenting moderate SVG lesions with the taxus stent in the prevention of atherosclerosis progression of SVGs as evaluated by IVUS. ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Written and signed informed consent.
  • Patients ≥18 years old.
  • Clinical indication for cardiac catheterization and SVG angiography.
  • Presence of at least one SVG lesion of 30% to 70% diameter stenosis by visual estimation which is (are) not the culprit lesion (s) responsible for the clinical syndrome of the patient.

Exclusion

  • Ejection fraction \<20%.
  • Renal insufficiency with creatinine \> 250 mg/dl.
  • Presence of more than 3 moderate SVG stenosis or significant diffuse SVG disease.
  • Unsuccessful angioplasty (residual stenosis \>30% and/or TIMI flow \<3) of any other lesion treated during the same procedure.
  • Coronary angioplasty of the target SVG in the past.
  • Cardiogenic shock .
  • Remaining lesion (s) with a treatment planned within the following year.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Contraindication to aspirin and/or clopidogrel treatment.
  • Allergy to paclitaxel.
  • Any disease with a limiting life-expectancy (to less than 2 years).
  • Definite presence or high suspicion of thrombus or ulceration in the target lesion.
  • Target lesion located in the same SVG than the culprit lesion (if present) and the distance between the target lesion and the most proximal or distal part of the stent implanted at the culprit lesion is \< 4 cm.
  • Vein graft diameter \< 2.5 mm.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

57 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00289835

Start Date

February 1 2006

End Date

October 1 2008

Last Update

November 24 2011

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Laval Hospital

Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1V 4G5

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