Clinical Trials

Saving Lives Through Cardiac Research

One of the top cardiac centers in the nation, the Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute helps patients gain access to promising new treatments and technologies before they are available to the general population.

Our experienced team of physicians, researchers and research nurses work closely to incorporate research findings into the comprehensive care of our cardiac patients. The goal throughout is to improve patient outcomes and save more lives in the process.

Since 1981, the Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute has been instrumental in the development of important cardiovascular innovations and treatments, including:

  • Implantable defibrillators and dual chamber pacemakers.
    • Coronary artery occlusion devices, including stents (from first generational bare metal to today’s drug eluting stents, debulking procedures such as the Rotoblator® and Cutting Balloon®, thrombectomy procedures such as the Possis Angiolet® Rheolytic Thrombectomy System and the Rinspiration® system).
  • Advances in coronary disease management, including blood thinners and cholesterol lowering agents.
  • Cardiovascular surgical advances, including annuloplasty rings, valve replacements, surgical adhesive glue, endovascular grafts and intra-operative medications to improve post-operative outcomes.
  • Arrhythmia management and treatments involving surgical and peripheral ablation techniques and therapies.

Current Clinical Trials in Cardiology/Cardiovascular Diseases

The Florida Cardiovascular Institute continues to build on its legacy of innovation and excellence by continually conducting clinical trials in cardiology/cardiovascular diseases.

If you are currently a patient and believe you can be a candidate for one of our studies or are a physician who is interested in referring one of your patients for a listed study, please proceed to our research inquiry form.

Acute Coronary Syndrome

  • Improve-it, Sepia ACS, Plato, ATLAS timi, Champion

Angina

  • MARVEL , Stem Cell Therapy Trial Information and read the article

Atrial Fibrillation

  • RELY, Enable, Rocket

Arrhythmia

  • RIGHT

Atheroscelerosis

  • Cardiac Surgery
  • ONYX valve
  • Ischemic Mitral Valve Repair
  • Surgical Ventricular Remolding (DOR Procedure)
  • Heparin Induced Platelet Abnormalities

Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery

Coronary Stenting

  • PERSEUS

Coronary Catheterization Intervention Procedures

  • Sepia, Resistor

Congestive Heart Failure

  • ASCEND HF

Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)

Heart Disease Gene Curser Identification

High Blood Pressure

  • Rheos

High Cholesterol (Hyperlipidemia)

  • Improve-it

Implantable Devices (pacemakers, defibrillators)

  • INSYNC-crt

Metabolic Syndrome (Syndome X)

Peripheral Vascular Intervention

For more questions regarding research and understanding the role of a research participant, click here. For a glossary of terms please click here.