Clinical Trials & Research
Beaumont Health System's Heart and Vascular research department is one of the largest in the state. For more than 20 years, Beaumont has published extensive research in the most prominent peer-reviewed scientific journals, including numerous articles in Circulation, the Journal of American College Cardiology, the Journal of Vascular Surgery and The New England Journal of Medicine.
Current Research
Heart Valve and Structural Disease Research
Left Atrial Pressure Monitoring to Optimize Heart Failure Therapy (LAPTOP-HF)
Pulmonary Hypertension Research
Published Research Articles
SCCT Guidelines on radiation dose and dose-optimization strategies in cardiovascular CT The benefits of cardiovascular CT procedure should be weighted against the risk of foregoing a medically necessary examination. (Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Vol. 5, No. 4, July/August 2011)
“The CT-STAT (Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for Systematic Triage of Acute Chest Pain Patients to Treatment) Trial” A multi-center trial initiated and coordinated at Beaumont Health System shows that computed tomography heart imaging is accurate, faster and less costly than nuclear cardiology stress testing when diagnosing low-risk chest pain patients in the Emergency Center. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 58, No. 14, 2011)
"Communication Strategies & Timeliness of Response to Life Critical Telemetry Alarms"
Article overview: New two-way communication technology resulted in faster bedside care and improved alarm management for telemetry patients. (Telemedicine and e-Health, May 2011)
The Year in Interventional Cardiology. Dixon SR, Grines CL, O'Neill WW. Journal of American College of Cardiology. 2010 May 18;55(20):2272-86.
Grants Awarded
Kavitha Chinnaiyan, M.D., of Beaumont’s department of Cardiovascular Medicine, has been awarded a two-year, $84,822 research grant from the American Heart Association to investigate the use of coronary CT angiography, or CCTA. July 2011
If interested in participating in a study, please call the study coordinator listed for the specific study.
Learn more about published
vascular research.
The FDA approved use of the Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve, a valve tested by Beaumont researchers starting in 2005. This valve allows patients who are not candidates for open-heart surgery, a minimally invasive approach for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis. Beaumont is the only hospital in Michigan currently using this device.