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Coronary Artery Ectasia, Efficacy of Various Anti Thrombotic Regimens.

Registration Number
NCT05718531
Lead Sponsor
Assiut University
Brief Summary

1. To evaluate short and intermediate clinical outcome of different anti-thrombotic regimens on major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and quality of life in coronary artery ectasia patients.

2. To evaluate role of P-selectin as a marker of cardiovascular risk in coronary artery ectasia.

Detailed Description

Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is the diffuse dilatation of coronary artery. It is defined as a dilatation with a diameter of 1.5 times the adjacent normal coronary artery . Its prevalence ranges from 1.2%-4.9% with male to female ratio of 3:1.

CAE is more common in males. Hypertension is a risk Factor. Interestingly, patients with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) have low incidence of CAE. This may be due to down regulation of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) with negative re-modelling in response to atherosclerosis. Smoking appears to be more common in patients with CAE than in those with coronary artery disease (CAD).

Treatment for CAE is a controversial topic, as there is lack of clinical trials and standardized guidelines, Current options include:

1. aggressive risk-factor modification

2. Management of the coronary artery disease if obstructive lesions are found. Anti-platelet therapy with aspirin has been suggested for all CAE patients since most have coexistent coronary artery obstructive lesions and high likelihood of developing a myocardial infarction (MI). There have not been any prospective random studies evaluating the role of adenosine diphosphate inhibitors as part of therapy.

Considering anticoagulation therapy to prevent coronary thrombus formation has been a debatable topic due to limited randomized trials.it was strongly suggested to use warfarin as the basic treatment for achieving long-term anticoagulation in one study.

Efficacy and safety of novel oral anti-coagulants (NOACs) are superior to warfarin in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, By searching the literature, there are few cases of the application of NOACs in coronary ectasia.

Rivaroxaban has been showed to reduce ischemic events and cardiovascular mortality along with a higher risk for bleeding in Subjects with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) suggested by the Anti-Xa therapy to lower cardiovascular events in addition to standard therapy in subjects with acute coronary syndrome-thrombolysis in myocardial infarction 51 trial on a background of clopidogrel treatment.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • all patients diagnosed with coronary artery ectasia either associated with obstructive or non-obstructive coronary artery disease after undergoing coronary angiography at cath. lab, cardiology department, Assiut university heart hospital, Assiut university.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Atrial fibrillation
  2. Left ventricular thrombus
  3. severe Valvular heart disease.
  4. Mechanical valve prothesis
  5. Crusade score ≥ 41 (high - very high risk)
  6. deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism
  7. renal failure stage IV-V.
  8. known malignancy
  9. Evidence of acute or chronic infection (by history or clinical examination).
  10. History of systemic inflammatory or autoimmune disease.
  11. History of any clinically significant endocrine, hematologic, respiratory, or metabolic diseases

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
acute coronary syndrome group1Rivaroxaban 2.5 Mg Oral Tablet twice daily50 patients will have triple therapy (Aspirin,75 mg once daily, clopidogrel 75 mg once daily, and Rivaroxaban 2.5mg BID) prescribed for 3 month, then clopidogrel and Rivaroxaban for the following 9 months.
acute coronary syndrome group1Clopidogrel 75 Mg Oral Tablet50 patients will have triple therapy (Aspirin,75 mg once daily, clopidogrel 75 mg once daily, and Rivaroxaban 2.5mg BID) prescribed for 3 month, then clopidogrel and Rivaroxaban for the following 9 months.
chronic coronary syndrome group 1Aspirin tablet 75 mg33 patients with prescribed aspirin 75 mg once daily and Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg BID N.B: Patients with stents placement within a year will be excluded from this group
acute coronary syndrome group 2Clopidogrel 75 Mg Oral Tablet50 patients will be on Aspirin 75mg once daily, clopidogrel 75mg once daily for 1 year.
acute coronary syndrome group 2Aspirin tablet 75 mg50 patients will be on Aspirin 75mg once daily, clopidogrel 75mg once daily for 1 year.
chronic coronary syndrome group 1Rivaroxaban 2.5 Mg Oral Tablet twice daily33 patients with prescribed aspirin 75 mg once daily and Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg BID N.B: Patients with stents placement within a year will be excluded from this group
chronic coronary syndrome group 3Aspirin tablet 75 mg34 patients with aspirin 75 mg once daily and clopidogrel 75 mg once daily.
chronic coronary syndrome group 2Rivaroxaban 2.5 Mg Oral Tablet twice daily33 patients with clopidogrel 75 mg once daily and Rivaroxaban 2.5mg BID
chronic coronary syndrome group 2Clopidogrel 75 Mg Oral Tablet33 patients with clopidogrel 75 mg once daily and Rivaroxaban 2.5mg BID
chronic coronary syndrome group 3Clopidogrel 75 Mg Oral Tablet34 patients with aspirin 75 mg once daily and clopidogrel 75 mg once daily.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Major adverse cardiac events1 year

Major adverse cardiac events occurence

P selectin marker1 year

Correlation of P selectin marker with the severity of the disease.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Bleeding risk1 year

Bleeding events occurence

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