Denver Heart Research Studies
The physicians at Denver Heart are very interested in and active in participating in research studies. Here is a list of the current studies in which our practice is presently involved in.
For more information about one of these studies, please contact the Denver Heart main office number at 303-331-9121 and ask to speak to the research department.
The following studies are actively enrolling new patients:
Study: AMPLATZER PFO Occluder: A single-arm, multi-center post-approval clinical study
Sponsor: Abbott/St. Jude Medical
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Wahl
Sub Investigator: Dr. Sameer Mehta
This study is enrolling patients who have had a recent stroke of unknown cause, who have a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO or hole in their heart), and who may benefit from having their PFO closed to reduce their risk of having additional strokes.
Go to the AMPLATZER PFO Occluder Post Approval Study page for more information.
Study: ULTRASCORE: A prospective, multi-center, single-arm, real-world study assessing the clinical use of the Bard UltraScore Focused Force PTA Balloon
Sponsor: BD/Bard Peripheral Vascular
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sameer Mehta
This study is actively enrolling for patients who have peripheral arterial disease and are undergoing an angiogram of their lower extremities.
Go to the Assessing the Clinical Use of the Bard UltraScore Forced Focus PTA Balloon page for more information.
The following studies are active for the patients enrolled in them, but are not currently enrolling new patients:
Study: CHAMP-HF: An observational registry of treatment patterns in U.S. heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction
Sponsor: Novartis
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sameer Mehta
This study is following patients with heart failure over a 2 year time period. There are several publications that have been released from Novartis on the effectiveness of Entresto, based on the results of this study.
Study: LIBERTY 360: Prospective, observational, multi-center clinical study to evaluate acute and long term clinical and economic outcomes of Endovascular Device Intervention in patients with distal outflow Peripheral Arterial Disease
Sponsor: Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sameer Mehta
This study is following patients with peripheral arterial disease for a 5 year time period. CSI has released information on benefits of endovascular intervention in patients with critical limb ischemia based on information from this study.
Go to the Observational Study to Evaluate PAD Treatment page for more information.