Active clinical trials for "Myocardial Infarction"

The purpose of this study is to evaluate analgesic efficacy of inhaled methoxyflurane vs intravenous morphine in patients presenting with acute ST-elevation (STEMI) / non ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS)

We aimed to identify whether SGLT-2 inhibitor administration before and after coronary intervention is effective in reducing the size of infarction and myocardial remodeling in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and high risk of heart failure, and its mechanism. For this reason, we compared cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) parameters and clinical outcomes between the SGLT-2 inhibitor group and the control group to confirm the efficacy and safety of SGLT-2 inhibitors.

The purpose of is study is to investigate whether intravascular ultrasound-guided (IVUS) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improve the clinical outcome of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary PCI.

Ventricular tachycardia (VT) contributes to over 350,000 sudden deaths each year in the US. Malignant VTs involve an electrical "short circuit" in the heart, formed by narrow channels of surviving tissue inside myocardial scar. Current treatment for VT consists of either implantable defibrillators (ICDs), suppressive drug therapy, catheter ablation or a combination of all 3. Implantable Defibrillators (ICDs) reduce sudden death and can terminate some ventricular tachycardia (VT) without shocks, but they don't prevent VT. The occurrence of ≥1 ICD shock is associated with reductions in mental well-being and physical functioning, and increases in anxiety and sometimes depression. Further, ICD shocks have been consistently associated with adverse outcomes, including heart failure and death. Furthermore, the most important predictor of ICD shocks is a history of prior ICD shocks. Therapies to suppress VT include antiarrhythmic drug therapy and catheter ablation, neither however is universally effective. When VT recurs despite antiarrhythmic drug therapy and catheter ablation, novel yet invasive, approaches may be required. Such invasive procedures carry consequent risks of cardiac and extra-cardiac injury. Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a non-invasive technique that delivers high doses of radiation precisely to specified regions in the body, while minimizing exposure to adjacent tissue. This technique is currently, and commonly used in the treatment of cancer. Conventional application of SBRT has made use of its ability to spare non-target tissue, including for treatment of tumors near the heart. More recently, clinicians have changed the paradigm, by focusing radioablative energy on ventricular scar responsible for ventricular tachycardia. Pre-clinical studies have supported the concept and were followed by first-in-human VT therapeutic experience in 2017. Subsequent studies have had encouraging results for patients who failed or were unable to tolerate conventional treatment.

The main goal of this clinical trial is to assess the safety of direct omission of aspirin after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The secondary objectives are to demonstrate the reduction of intramyocardial haemorrhage and infarct size, which will be measured after 1 week; to compare clinical bleeding outcomes and to compare platelet reactivity and inflammatory response in STEMI patients receiving ticagrelor monotherapy versus dual antiplatelet therapy. Patients will be treated with either ticagrelor monotherapy or dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin plus ticagrelor) after PCI. They will be compared to see if the omission of aspirin is safe in terms of major adverse cardiac and cerebral events at 13 months follow-up.

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the size of myocardial infarct between evolocumab and control groups in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction who undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI). All study participants will undergo a cardiac MRI 4 weeks after primary reperfusion. The evolocumab group will receive 420 mg before PCI via subcutaneous injection.

Rationale: Patients with acute coronary syndromes are at an increased risk for recurrent adverse coronary events, particularly during the early period following their initial presentation. Early (in-hospital) initiation of high-intensity statins reduces the risk of recurrent events and is therefore recommended by the best current practice guidelines.(1,2) However, the delayed onset of action of statin therapy and given the frequent failure of patients to achieve the recommended LDL-C targets using statins alone (as per the current practice guidelines recommendations), might be placing large number of patients at increased risk during such a vulnerable period early after an ACS.(3) More rapid and effective reduction of LDL-C levels using combination therapy from the outset may therefore be beneficial in these patients. This hypothesis has been tested with combining Evolocumab and a statin in the recent EVOPACS study, in which this combination after ACS has shown to be safe and more effective in achieving LDL-C targets at 6 weeks compared to statin monotherapy.(4) However, Evolocumab (a PCSK9i) is an expensive drug which is not affordable by many healthcare systems in low- and middle-income countries. Ezetemibe, on the other hand, is a safe and a cheap drug that can prove to be extremely cost-effective if a meaningful and timely reduction in LDL-C levels can be achieved when combined with a statin early after an ACS. Study population Patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction, with baseline LDL-C levels not likely to achieve recommended targets on statin monotherapy. This is assumed to be with LDL-C level > 125 mg/dl for those not on lipid lowering therapy; or with LDL-C > 100 mg/dl on moderate intensity statin therapy at the time of presentation. Study design Prospective randomized controlled single-blinded trial. A sample size of 500 patients, 250 in each arm, was calculated to provide a power of 0.9 and an adjusted type 1 error as 0.05. Primary outcomes Percentage of patients achieving target LDL-C levels (<70 mg/dl) at 6 weeks interval. (Efficacy endpoint) Freedom from alanine transaminase elevation (ALT) more than 3 folds upper reference limit "URL" or statin associated muscle symptoms associated with CK elevation more than 4 folds URL. (Safety endpoint) Secondary outcomes Percentage of patients achieving > 50% reduction of LDL-C and to levels below 70mg/dl at 6 weeks interval. Percentage of LDL-C reduction at 6 weeks interval. Reduction of high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) from baseline to 6 weeks interval. Correlating statins efficacy to reduce LDL-C and likelihood to cause statins related adverse effects to genetic alleles of ABC [ATP Binding Cassette] types A1, G5 and G8, and of CYP450 isoenzymes. MACE free survival at 1 year, (CV death; non fatal-MI; hospitalization for ACS, urgent unplanned revascularization and stroke).

The aim of the study is to determine whether discontinuation of β-blocker after at least 1 year of β-blocker therapy is noninferior to continuation of β-blocker in patients without heart failure (HF) or left ventricular systolic dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Prospective, open-label, randomized, multicenter, noninferiority trial to determine whether discontinuation of β-blocker after at least 1 year of β-blocker therapy is noninferior to continuation of β-blocker in patients without HF or left ventricular systolic dysfunction after AMI.

This is a prospective study of a new generation of drug-eluting stent in the treatment of non ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent of early vascular repair in NSTE-ACS patients after receiving the new generation of drug-eluting stents, and the value of OCT guided optimal implantation in further improving the target vascular endothelial repair, so as to provide the basis for early discontinuation of dual antiplatelet drugs (dapt) in NSTE-ACS patients and later large-scale randomized clinical research.This study is a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled clinical study. Sixty patients with non ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS), including unstable angina and acute non ST elevation myocardial infarction, were enrolled in this study. After obtaining the written consent of the patients, the computer-generated random sequence table was randomly divided into three-month follow-up group (O3 group, n = 20), three-month follow-up group (A3 group, n = 20) and six-month follow-up group (A6 group, n = 20). Among them, the OCT guidance group needs to optimize the operation according to the examination results before and after the operation, while the contrast guidance group only conducts OCT examination collection after the operation. During the study period, all patients were given dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin 100mg / D, clopidogrel 75mg QD or tegrilol 90mg bid). Sixty patients were followed up at 30 days, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after stent implantation, and OCT was performed at 3 or 6 months after stent implantation, with the coverage rate of neointima as the main observation index. In this experiment, the independent OCT imaging laboratory, data management and Statistics Center, clinical endpoint determination Committee and clinical supervision organization collected, sorted, statistically analyzed and determined all relevant clinical and OCT imaging data. All the selected patients were followed up continuously within one year (telephone or outpatient follow-up) to observe the occurrence of adverse events.Primary end point: stent endometrial coverage measured by OCT (%)。

Patient with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries and takotsubo syndrome often have high levels of stress and anxiety. At present there are no treatment alternatives in this group of patients. Previously, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), primarily aiming at relieving stress, has been shown to decrease morbidity in patient with myocardial infarction with obstructive coronary arteries. The present open randomized study aims to decrease stress and anxiety in patients with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries and takotsubo syndrome by an internet-based CBT focusing on stress and anxiety.