Cardiology-Clinical Research Studies

Sponsored Studies – On-going

  • Heart-FID: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Injectafer (Ferric Carboxymaltose) as Treatment for Heart Failure with Iron Deficiency (Luitpold Pharmaceuticals Inc). The primary objective of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of iron therapy using intravenous (IV) ferric carboxymaltose (FCM), relative to placebo, in the treatment of participants in heart failure with iron deficiency and with a reduced ejection fraction. Start date – September 2017, PI: Anand Irimpen, MD

Investigator-Initiated Studies

  • Katrina-MI study: Incidence of Myocardial Infarction Before and After Hurricane Katrina At Primary Angioplasty Centers in New Orleans, Louisiana (Chart Review at TMC). Start date – August 2007, PI: Anand Irimpen, MD
  • Qualitative angiographic characteristics of coronary anatomy in patients presenting with ST- Elevation myocardial infarction (Chart Review at TMC). Start date – May 2019, PI: Achal Sahai, MD
  • Papyrus-PK: Covered Coronary Stent System - BIOTRONIK (Humanitarian Use Device for Emergency Use in Coronary Artery Perforation). Start date – February 2019, PI: Anand Irimpen, MD