Clinical Trials in Cardiology - A

Maintained by Dr. Olga Shindler. Last update on April 2, 2004.

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AASK
African American Study of Kidney disease
Journal of Controlled Clinical Trials, August 1996
JAMA 2001;285:2719-2728
JAMA 2002;288:2421–2431

ABACAS
Adjunctive Balloon Angioplasty following Coronary Atherectomy Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;34:1028-1035

ABC
Alpha Beta Canadian Trial
Hypertension 1994;24:241-8

ABC ARII Blocker Trial
Association of Black Cardiologists Angiotensin Receptor II Blocker Trial
Heart Disease 2000;2:392-399

ABCD
Appropriate Blood Pressure Control in Diabetes
New Engl J Med 1998;338:645-652

ABCD-2V
Appropriate Blood Pressure Control in Diabetes - Part 2 with Valsartan

ACADEMIC
Azithromycin in Coronary Artery Disease Elimination of Myocardial Infection with Chlamydia
Circulation. 1999 Mar 30;99(12):1540-7
J Infect Dis. 2000 Jun;181 Suppl 3:S569-71
Circulation 2000;102:1755-1760

ACAPS
Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Plaque Study
Control Clin Trials 1992;13:293-314
Circulation 1994;90:1679-1687
Am J Cardiol 1995;76:47C-53C

ACAPS
Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Progression Study
Circulation. 1999 Jul 20;100(3):e14-7

ACAPS (Substudies)
Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Progression Study
Ultrasound Med Biol. 1996;22(4):405-11
Am J Epidemiol. 1995 Nov 15;142(10):1011-9

ACAS
Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study
(a) Stroke 1989;20:844-9
(b) JAMA 1995;273:1421-8
Does carotid endarterectomy benefit asymptomatic patients with carotid stenosis.

ACBS
Asymptomatic Cervical Bruit Study

ACCEPT
Accupril Canadian Clinical Evaluation and Patient Teaching
Clin Ther 1994;16:838-53

ACCEPT
American College of Cardiology Electrocardiogram Proficiency Test

ACCESS
A Comparison of perCutaneous Entry SiteS for coronary angioplasty

ACCORD
Angioplaste Coronaire, CORvasal & Diltiazem
Circulation 1997;95:83-89

ACCSG
American-Canadian Cooperative Study Group

ACCT
Amlodipine Cardiovascular Community Trial
Am J Cardiology 1996;77:713-722

ACET
Azmacort Cost Effectiveness Trial

ACHIEVE
Accupril Congestive Heart failure Investigation and Economic Variable Evaluation

ACHPER
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation survey

ACIP
Asymptomatic Cardiac Ischemia Pilot study
(a) J Am Coll Cardiol 1994;24:1-10
(b) J Am Coll Cardiol 1994;24:11-20
(c) J Am Coll Cardiol 1995;26:585-593
(d) J Am Coll Cardiol 1995;26:594-605
(e) Circulation 1995;92(suppl II):II-1-7
(f) J Am Coll Cardiol 1996;77:1302-9
(f) J Am Coll Cardiol 1997;80:1395-1401
(g) Circulation 1997:95:2037-2043

ACIT
Asymptomatic Cardiac Ischemia Trial

ACME
Angioplasty Compared to MEdicine
N Engl J Med 1992;326:10-16
PTCA compared to medical treatment for coronary artery stenosis.

ACP
Asymptomatic Cardiac ischemia Pilot study

ACST
Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial

ACT
Angioplasty Compliance Trial

ACT
Arteriopathie Chronique Ticlopidine

ACT
Attacking Claudication with Ticlopidine

ACTS
American Canadian Thrombosis Study

ACTOBAT
Australasian Clinical Trial Of Betamethasone And Thyroid-releasing-hormone

ACUTE
Assessment of Cardioversion Utilizing Transesophageal Echocardiography
N Engl J Med 2001;344:1411-1420

ACUTE 1
Assessment of Cardioversion Utilizing Transesophageal Echocardiography

ACUTE 2
Antithombolic Combination using Tirofiban and Enoxaparin
Am Heart J 2002;22:470–477

ADAM
Aneurysm Detection and Management Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study
N Engl J Med 2002;346:1437–1444

ADEG
Antiarrhythmic Drug Evaluation Group trial
New Trends Arryhthmias 1990;6:307-11
J Am Coll Cardiol 1991;17:604-12
Eur Heart J 1992;13:1251-8

ADEP
Atherosclerotic Disease Evolution by Picotamide study

ADMIRAL
Abciximab Before Direct Angioplasty and Stenting in Myocardial Infarction Regarding Acute and Long Term Follow-up
JAMA 2000;284:1263-1270
N Engl J Med 2001;344:1895-903

ADMIT
Arterial Disease Multiple Intervention Trial
Am J Cardiol. 1999 Feb 15;83(4):569-75
JAMA 2000;284:1263-1270

ADOPT
Accupril Decision On Pharmaco-Therapy

ADVANCE
Additional Value of NIR Stents for Treatment of Long Coronary Lesions
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002;39:393–399

ADVENT
Assessment of Diabetes Control and Evaluation of the Efficacy of Niaspan Trial
Arch Intern Med 2002;162:1568–1576

ADVOCATE
Advicor Versus Other Cholesterol-Modulating-Agents Trial Evaluation
Am J Cardiol 2003;91:667–672

AFASAK
Atrial Fibrillation, ASpirin, AntiKoagulation
Lancet 1989 Jan 28;1(8631):175-9

AFASAK
Asprin vs Warfarin in Atrial Fibrillation
Lancet 1989,I:175-179

AFASAK 2 (Substudy)
Second Copenhagen Atrial Fibrillation, ASpirin and Anticoagulation
Arch Intern Med 1999;159:1322-1328
Arch Intern Med. 1998;158:1513-1521.

AFCAPS/TexCAPS
Air Force Coronary/Texas Atherosclerosis Prevention Study
Am J Cardiol 1997;80:287-293
JAMA 1998;279:1615-1622
N Engl J Med 2001;344:1959-1965

AF-CHF
Atrial Fibrillation and Congestive Heart Failure Trial
Am Heart J 2002;144:597–607

AFFIRM
Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management
New Engl J Med 2002;347:1825–1833

AFI
Atria Fibrillation Investigators 1993 pooled study

AFIST
Atrial Fibrillation Suppression Trial
Lancet 2001;357:830-836

AFTER
Anistreplase Following Thrombolysis Effect on Reocclusion

AFTER
Aspirin/Anticoagulant Following Thrombolysis with anistreplase (Eminase) in Recurrent Infarction
BMJ 1996;313:1429-31

AGAR
Austrialian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance Study

AHS
Adventist Health Study

AICLA
Accidents Ischemiques Cerebraux Lies a I'Atherosclerose study

AIMS
APSAC Intervention Mortality Study
Lancet 1988;I:545-9
Lancet 1990;335:427-431

AIPRI
ACE Inhibition in Progressive Renal Insufficiency

AIRE
Acute Infarction Ramipril Efficacy study
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1991;18(Suppl 2):S105-S109
Lancet 1993;342:821-828
Eur Heart J 1994;15(suppl B):20-5
Eur Heart J 1997;18:41-51

AIRE
Acute Infarction Reperfusion Efficacy study

AIREX
Acute Infarction Ramipril Efficacy Extension study
Lancet 1997;349:1493-1497

Air-PAMI
Air Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002;39:1713–1719
AIRCRAFT
Australian Intervention Randomized Control of Rate in Atrial Fibrillation Trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003;41;1697–1702

AITIA
Aspirin In Transient Ischemic Attacks

ALDUSA
Aspirin Low Dosage in UnStable Angina

ALIVE
Adenosine Lidocaine Infarct zone Viability Enhancement trial

ALIVE
Amiodarone vs Lidocaine in Prehospital Ventricular Fibrillation Evaluation
N Engl J Med 2002;346:884–890

ALIVE
Azimilide Post-Infarct Survival Evaluation
Am J Cardiol 1998;81:35D-39D

ALKK
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Leitender Kardiologischer Krankenhausarzte study

ALL
Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering studies

ALLHAT
Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering treatment to prevent Heart Attack Trial
J Natl Med Assoc 1995;87:627-629
Am J Hypertens 1996;9:342-60
JAMA 2000;283:1967-1975
JAMA 2002;288:2981–2997

ALLHAT-LLT
Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering treatment to prevent Heart Attack Trial-Lipid Lowering Trial
JAMA 2002;288:2998–3007

ALLIANCE
Aggressive Lipid Lowering Initiation Abates New Cardiac Events

ALPHABET
Arterial Pulmonary Hypertension and Beraprost European Trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002;39:1496–1502

ALSPAC
Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy And Childhood

AMI
Argatroban in Myocardial Infarction trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1997;30:1-7

AMIABLE
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Angioplasty Bolus Lysis Evaluation

AMICUS
Austrian Multicenter Isradipine CUm Spirapril study
Am J Hypertens 1993;6(suppl):49S-53S

AMIOVIRT
Amiodarone vs Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003;41:1707–1712

AMIS
Aspirin in Myocardial Infarction Study
JAMA 1980;243:661-9
AMI-SK
Acute Myocardial Infarction Streptokinase
Eur Heart J 2002;23:1282–1290

AMISTAD
Acute Myocardial Infarction Study of Adenosine
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;34:1711-1720

AMPI
APSAC in acute Myocardial infarction Placebo controlled Investigation

AMRO
AMsterdam-ROtterdam trial comparing excimer laser & PTCA
Lancet 1996;347:79-84

AMT
Adenosine-scan Multicenter Trial

ANBP
Australian National Blood Pressure trial
Lancet 1980;i:1261-7

ANBP 2
Australian National Blood Pressure study 2
Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 1997;24:188-92

ANS
American Nimodipine Study

ANTIBIO
Antibiotic Therapy in Patients After an Acute Myocardial Infarction
The XXIV Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, Berlin, Germany, 2002

ANZ
Australia and New Zealand heart failure collaborative study

APACHE
Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic Health Evaluation

APASS
AntiPhospholipid Antibodies in Stroke Study

APIC
Acenocoumarin vs Pentoxifylline in intermittent Claudication

APIS
Antihypertensive Patch Italian Study
Clin Auton Res 1993;3:379-83

APLAUD
Anti Platelet Useful Dose
Am Heart J 1999;137:555-574
Circulation 2000;102:728-735

APLAUSE
Anti-Platelet treatment After intravascular Ultrasound guided optimal stent Expansion trial

APPI
Actilyse Persantine in Post Ischemic Injury

APRES
Ace inhibition Post Revascularization Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2000;35:881-888

APRICOT
Antithrombotics in the Prevention of Reoccclusion In COronary Thrombolysis
Circulation 1993;87:1524-30
J Am Coll Cardiol 1993;22:1755-62
Circulation 1994;90:1706-14

APRICOT 2
Antithrombotics in the Prevention of Reoccclusion In COronary Thrombolysis 2
Circulation 2002;106:659–665

APRICOT
AsPiRin vs COumadin Trial

APSI
Acebutalol et Prevention Secondaire de l'Infarctus
Am J Cardiol 1990;66:251-60

APSIM
APSAC dans I'Infarctus du Myocarde
J Am Coll Cardiol 1989;13:988-97

APSIS
Angina Prognosis Study In Stockholm
New Trends Arrhythmias 1990;6:663-70
Eur Heart J 1996;17:76-81(erratum 17:483)

APT
AntiPlatelet Trials

APTH
Ambulatory blood Pressure monitoring and Treatment of Hypertension
Acta Cardiol 1993;48:25-42
Acta Cardiol 1996;51:243-51

ARCH
Amiodarone Reduction in Coronary Heart trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;34:343-347

ARCH
Amiodarone Reduces CABG Hospitalization

Amiodarone Early After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Eur Heart J 2000;21:198-205

ARCOS
Auckland Region Coronary Or Stroke study

AREVA
Anticoagulation et REmplacement VAIvulaire

ARIC
Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities
Ann Epidemiol 1992;2:467-9
N Engl J Med 2000;342:905-912

ARIS
Anturan Reinfarction Italian Study
Lancet 1982;i:237-42

ARMS
APSAC Reocclusion Multicenter Study
Am J Cardiol 1991;68:296-300

ARREST
Amiodarone in the Out-of-Hospital Resuscitation of Refractory Sustained Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia
Clinical Cardiol 1998;21:52-54
N Engl J Med 1999;341:871-878

ARS
Atherogenic Risk Study

ART
Anturane Reinfarction Trial
N Engl J Med 1978;299:289-95
N Engl J Med 1980;302:250-6

ARTIST
Angioplasty vs Rotational Atherectomy for Treatment of Diffuse In-Stent Restenosis Trial
Circulation 2002;105:583–588

ARTIST (Substudy)
Angioplasty vs Rotational Atherectomy for Treatment of Diffuse In-Stent Restenosis Trial
Am J Cardiol 2002;90:843–847

ARTS
Arterial Revascularization Therapy Study
Semin Interv Cardiol 1999;4:209-219
Clin Cardiol 1999;22:47-49
Circulation 1999;99:2486-2491
Clin Cardiol 1999;22:753-756
J Am Coll Cardiol 2002;39:559–564

ASAAC
Acetyl Salicylic Acid Aorto-Coronary bypass surgery

ASAAC
Acetyl Salicylic Acid versus Anticoagulants study
Am J Cardiol 1990;66:1464-8

ASAP
Acetyl Salicylic Acid Persantine study

ASAP
Areawide Stroke Awareness Program

ASAP
Atorvastatin vs Simvastatin on Atherosclerosis Progression
Lancet 2001;357:577-581

ASAP
Azimilide Supraventricular Arrhythmia Program

ASCB
ASymptomatic Cervical Bruit study
(a) Arch Neurol 1991;48:683-6
(b) Ann Intern Med 1995;123:649-55
(c) Neurology 1997;48:896-903

ASCENT
ACS Multilink Clinical Equivalence trial
Clinical Cardiol 1997;20:1030-1031

ASCENT
ACS MultiLink Stent Clinical Equivalence in De Novo Lesions Trial
Am J Cardiol 2001;87:157-162

ASCOT
Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial
Am J Hypertens 1998;11:9A-10A

ASCOT -LLA
Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial - Lipid Lowering Arm
Lancet 2003;361:1149–1158

ASIS
Angina and Silent Ischemia Study
(a) Circulation 1990;82:1962-72
(b) J Am Coll Cardiol 1993;21:1605-11

ASIST
Atenolol Silent ISchemia Trial
(a) Clin Cardiol 1991;14:457-62
(b) Circulation 1994;90:762-768

ASK
Australian StreptoKinase trial in stroke
(a) In: del Zoppo GJ,Mori E,Hacke W,eds. Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke II. Berlin: Springer 1993:80-5
(b) Stroke 1996;27:1524-9
(c) JAMA 1996;276:961-966

ASPECT
Anticoagulants in Secondary Prevention of Events in Coronary Thrombosis
(a) Lancet 1994;343:499-503
(b) J Am Coll Cardiol 1996;27:1349-55

ASPECT 2
Antithrombotics in the Secondary Prevention of Events in Coronary Thrombosis-2
Lancet 2002;360:109–113

ASPECT
Asian Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Clinical Trial
N Engl J Med 2003;348:1537–1545

ASPECT (Substudy)
Asian Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Clinical Trial
Circulation 2003;107:517–520

ASPEN
Atorvastatin Study for the Prevention of coronary heart disease End point in Noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus patients

ASPIRE
Action on Secondary Prevention by Intervention to Reduce Events
Heart 1996;75:334-42

ASPS
Australian Swedish Pindolol Study

ASS
Acute Stroke Study

ASS
Auckland Stroke Study

ASSENT 1
phase II trial of TNK-TPA in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Clin Cardiol 1997;20:1031

ASSENT 2
Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Thrombolytic
Lancet 1999;354:716-722.

ASSENT 3
Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Thrombolytic
Lancet 2001;358:605–613

ASSENT (Substudy)
Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Thrombolytic agent
Am J Cardiol 2001;88:1240–1245

ASSENT Plus
Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Thrombolytic agent
Eur Heart J 2003;24:897–908

ASSET
Anglo-Scandinavian Study of Early Thrombolysis
Lancet 1988;II:525-30
Lancet 1990;335:1175-8

ASSET
Atorvastatin Simvastatin Safety and Efficacy Trial
Am J Cardiol 2001;87:554-559(

ASSIST
American Stop Smoking Intervention Study

ATACS
Antithrombotic Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndromes
(a) Am J Cardiol 1990;66:1287-92
(b) Circulation 1994;89:81-88
(c) Eur Heart J 1994;15:1196-203

ATBC
Alpha-Tocopherol/Beta-Carotene Study
(a) Ann Epidemiol 1994;4:1-10
(b) Heart 1998;79:454-458

ATEST
ATEnolol and Streptokinase Trial
Eur Heart J 1989;10(suppl):117

ATIAIS
Anturane Transient Ischemic Attack Italian Study

ATLANTIC
Angina Treatments-Lasers And Normal Therapies in Comparison
Lancet 1999;354:885-890

ATLANTIS
Alteplase ThromboLysis for Acute Noninterventional Therapy in Ischemic Stroke
Jama 1999;282:2019-2026

ATLAS
Aspirin and Ticlid versus Anticoagulation for Stents study

ATLAS
Assessment of Treatment with Lisinopril And Survival
Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 1994;87(II):45-50
Int J Clin Pract 1998 Apr-May;52(3):139
J Card Fail. 1998 Mar;4(1):3-8
Circulation 1999;100:2312-2318

ATLAST
Aspirin/Ticlopidine vs. Low molecular weight heparin/Aspirin/ticlopidine high risk Stent Trial

ATLAST
Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Enoxaparin After High-Risk Coronary Stenting
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001;38:1608–1613

ATP
Adult Treatment Panel of NCEP

ATRAMI
Autonomic Tone and Reflexes After Myocardial Infarction

AUS-TASK
AUStralian arm of the international TPA/SK mortality trial

AVERT
Atorvastatin Vs Revascularization Treatment
Am J Cardiol 1997;80:1130-1133
N Engl J Med 1999;341:70-76

Atorvastatin Study
Am J Cardiol 1997;79:1475-1481

AVID
Angiography Vs. Intravascular ultrasound Directed coronary stent placement trial

AVID
Antiarrhythmics Vs Implantable Defibrillators
Am J Cardiol 1995;75:470-5
N Engl J Med 1997;337:1576-1583

AVID (Beta-Blocker Substudy)
Antiarrhythmics Vs Implantable Defibrillators
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;34:325-333

AWESOME
Angina with Extremely Serious Operative Mortality Evaluation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001;38:143–149

AZACS
Azithromycin in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Lancet 2003;361:809–813

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N / O / P / Q / R / S / T / U / V / W / X / Y / Z /

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