Bone Marrow Stem Cell Mobilisation Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)(REVIVAL-2)
Myocardial Infarction
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Myocardial Infarction focused on measuring Stem Cells
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (5 days before randomization) Successful percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI] (performed within 12 hours from symptom onset) Scintigraphic infarct size >5% of left ventricle Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Age <18 years or >80 years Congestive heart failure defined as Killip class >2 A history of myocardial infarction Electrical or hemodynamic instability Autoimmune diseases Fructose intolerance Malignancies Incompatibility of filgrastim Known or suspected pregnancy
Sites / Locations
- Deutsches Herzzentrum
- 671. Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
1
2
Patients were randomly assigned to receive subcutaneously a daily dose of 10 microg/kg of G-CSF for 5 days.
Patients were randomly assigned to receive subcutaneously a daily dose of placebo for 5 days.