OPTIMIST Long-Term Follow-Up Database

Study of:
OPTIMIST long-term outcomes

This database will look at the long-term outcome of patients who have myocardial ischemia (blockages in heart arteries that prevent the heart from getting enough blood supply) and who are not ideal patients for a coronary artery bypass or angioplasty/stent procedure.

Patients will be enrolled who have coronary artery disease with complex blockages making angioplasty or surgery difficult or impossible and who have been referred to the OPTIMIST Program for possible new therapies.

Information will be kept in a computerized database. After enrollment, data will be collected once a year by phone or in person. This will include a chest pain review and questions about any tests, treatments, new problems, or medication changes related to the patient’s heart.

Timothy D. Henry, MD, FACC

Charlene Boisjolie, RN, MA

Randall K. Johnson, MD, FACC

Anil K. Poulose, MD, FACC

Jay H. Traverse, MD, FACC, FAHA

Terri Arndt, RN, MA, CCRC

Karen L. Harvey, RN

Rachel Olson, RN, MS, CCRC

Dodie Walton, RN, CCRC

For more information about this study or other research studies at the Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, please contact Terri Streufert at 612-863-7821.