Active clinical trials for "Acute Coronary Syndrome"

The investigators want to assess the use of the residual SYNTAX score and the SYNTAX Revascularization Index as predictors for in-hospital outcomes and mid-term (6 months to 1 year) outcomes in patients with multi-vessel disease (MVD) who undergo PCI in the setting of STEMI or NSTEACS. Both values will be calculated in a number of patients over one year, and the relationship between both values and patient outcomes will be evaluated.

The TREASURE observational study is designed to address the need to understand the usage pattern of Ticagrelor in real life scenario in large number of ACS (Acute Coronary Syndrome) patients in India. The aim of this national study is to understand the usage pattern (including the duration of treatment) of Ticagrelor in various ACS patient population undergoing PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention), CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) or medical management in a real-life setting in India.

This multi-center, randomized, controlled trial conducted in Emergency Departments (ED) compares computed tomography (CT) coronary angiography with the traditional approach (usual care) for low- to intermediate-risk chest pain patients. The primary objective is to estimate the rate of major cardiac events (heart attack or cardiac death) within 30 days in trial participants in Group B who were not found to have significant coronary artery disease by CT coronary angiography. Additional evaluations will comprise health care utilization assessments, including length of hospital stay and re-admissions, cost analysis, and 1-year post-triage/presentation major cardiac event rates.

The purpose of this study is to better understand what treatment methods result in the best outcomes for patients who have heart attacks due to blood clots forming within stents.

BACKGROUND: We sought to determine the diagnostic value of the new TnThs assay for early detection of evolving non-STEMI in patients with acute coronary syndrome and a negative 4th generation cTnT result on admission. METHODS: We evaluated several statistical patterns of blood results of TnT hs and cTnT of 115 patients and calculated necessity of prediction of evolving non-STEMI within 6 hours. RESULTS: Based on the results of the 4th generation cTnT assay, an evolving non-STEMI was diagnosed in 26 patients, 31 were classified as unstable angina. The TnThs lead to an increase of non-STEMI diagnosis as compared to the 4th generation assay. We could calculate increased sensitivities for earlier detection of evolving non-STEMI from 61.5% on admission to 90.9% within 3 hours and 100% within 6 hours compared to cTnT. CONCLUSIONS: The TnThs assay enables earlier detection of non-STEMI and allows identification of an additional percentage of cases with non-STEMI previously classified as unstable angina.

The aim of this international study is to describe the short- and long-term (i.e. up to 2 years following the index event) antithrombotic management patterns (AMPs) in patients hospitalized for acute coronary syndromes (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTE-ACS)), and to document the impact of AMPs in clinical outcomes, economic variables and quality of life in a 'real-life' setting and to compare these between sites, countries and regions.

The objective of GIANT Study is to evaluate the clinical impact of genetic resistance to thienopyridine profile determination (CYP2C19 gene) and the clinical impact of compliance to an adjusted thienopyridine treatment on STEMI patients treated by primary PCI within the 24 hours following the first chest pain.

In secondary prevention, the beneficial role of cardiac rehabilitation programs after myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass is now well established. The large majority of patients don't benefit from cardiac rehabilitation but for those who do, they usually follow an inhospital short health educational program with a sensibilisation to different coronary risk factors like smoking, overweight and inactivity. The impact of these inhospital short health educational programs combined to cardiac rehabilitation has never been totally evaluated, especially the impact on smoking cessation, weight loss and daily physical activity. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the impact at one year on 400 consecutive patients' coronary risk profile of: an inhospital short health educational program alone an inhospital short health educational program combined to cardiac rehabilitation a cardiac rehabilitation program alone

The purpose of the study is to procure blood samples from patients who present to the Emergency Department with suspected ACS (Acute Coronary Syndrome).

Objective: To investigate the relationship between Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection and the prognosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in a Chinese population and to explore the significance of Hp eradication therapy in preventing major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in patients on dual antiplatelet treatment. Methods: To analyze 472 ACS patients with drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2010 in the department of cardiology at Beijing Mentougou District Hospital. Patients were divided into three groups: Group 1, the Hp-negative patients (Hp-); Group 2, the Hp-positive patients with eradication therapy (Hp+ Therapy); and Group 3, the Hp-positive patients without eradication therapy (Hp+ No Therapy). All patients took 13C urea breath test, high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)，homocysteine (HCY) and other biochemical indicators. The investigators explored the correlations of Hp eradication therapy with MACE (including recurrent myocardial infarction, revascularization and death) and UGIB after 3 to 5 years of follow-up using survival analysis.