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Interventional Cardiology

Jefferson Physicians Performing Angioplasty With Radioactive ‘Seeds’ to Treat Heart Disease
(Published 2-1-2002) When they were first introduced several years ago, tiny metal mesh tubes called stents promised to be a panacea for heart patients.

Palmaz-Schatz Crown Balloon Expandable Stent Mounted on the PowerGrip OTW (over the wire) SDS Study
Sponsor: Cordis/Johnson & Johnson
Dates: 12/96 - 11/00
Principal Investigator: David Fischman, MD

A Double-Blind, Randomized Trial of Clopidogrel 300 mg Loading Dose and Aspirin 325 mg Followed by Clopidogrel 75 mg and Aspirin Daily Compared with Placebo Loading Dose Followed by Clopidogrel 75 mg and Aspirin Daily for the Prevention of Vascular Events and All-Cause Mortality in Patient Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (CREDO)
Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals
Dates: 7/99 - 6/01
Principal Investigator: David Fischman, MD

Interventional Studies
Sponsor: Core Angiographic Laboratories
Dates: 7/95 - Indefinite
Principal Investigator: David Fischman, MD

Rapid Thrombectomy System Vein Graft Angiojet Study (VeGas)
Sponsor: Possis Medical Inc.
Dates: 6/96 - 4/01
Principal Investigator: Michael Savage, MD

Beta-Cath Trial and Stent and Radiation Therapy Trial (START)
Sponsor: Novoste Corp.
Dates: 8/97 - 3/01
Principal Investigator: Michael Savage, MD

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