Active clinical trials for "Myocardial Infarction"

To evaluate whether remote ischemic per-conditioning (RIPC) can reduce infarct size in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) within 12 hours of symptoms onset. Control group: PPCI only Study group: PPCI + RIPC Primary endpoint: Infarct size measured by contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) at 6 months after the index procedure

The aim of this study is to elucidate the efficacy and safety of pharmacoinvasive therapy by using prourokinase (prouk), a unique fibrin-specific agent, in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)

Randomized trial to test the efficacy and safety of newer Drug Eluting Stent generation in patient with acute myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

INTRODUCTION Through last couple of years the number of patients treated for acute coronary event without persistent ST segment elevation in ECG has been growing. This is probably an effect of improving diagnostics of myocardial infraction without persistent ST segment elevation in ECG, due to routine Troponin serum level evaluation and better primary prevention. This fact makes the search for the optimal treatment for patients with acute coronary event without persistent ST segment elevation in ECG, including both patients intended for pharmacological and invasive treatment percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery byppass grafting (CABG). Patients undergoing invasive treatment for acute coronary event, have higher risk rate, than those with stabile angina pectoris. The authors of this study want to evaluate, whether the proportional use of platelet GP IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist - eptifibatide in patients undergoing CABG results in improvement of short-, and long time results in those patients. Eptifibatide ( Integrilin) a cyclic heptapeptide antagonist of the GP IIb/IIIa integrin receptor, is an intravenous antagonist with rapid onset and short half-life. STUDY RATIONALE The notion acute coronary syndrome (ACS) includes several clinical situations, such a unstable coronary artery disease, non-Q wave myocardial infarction and Q wave myocardial infarction. On the basis of 12-lead ECG, patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) can be divided into two groups: with and without ST segment elevation. Another stratification factor in patients with ACS, especially these without ST elevation is evaluation of biochemical markers of myocardial necrosis, such as Troponins (TnI, TnT) and creatinine kinase isoenzymes (CK-MB). Serum concentrations of these markers allow to distinguish myocardial infarction (elevation of markers' concentration) from unstable coronary artery disease. All ACS have common etiopathogenesis which is plaque rupture, thrombus formation in the lumen of coronary artery. Platelets are the key factor in this process. Platelets by means of their collagen and von Willebrand factor glycoprotein receptors bind to damaged artery wall. Simultaneously many factors cause platelet activation, which leads to changes in their shape, release of intraplatelet components and activation of fibrinogen-binding glycoprotein receptors IIb/IIIa (GP IIb/IIIa). Activated form of GP IIb/IIIa binds to GP IIb/IIIa of another platelet by means of fibrinogen molecule. Fibrinogen molecules form stable bridges between platelets. This process is referred to as aggregation, and leads to clot formation, which is further stabilized by fibrine fibres. In this way the intravascular thrombus is formed, which after totally occluding the arterial lumen causes acute ischemia of the relevant region of myocardium and subsequently its infarction. The key role of GP IIa/IIIb in the process of platelet clot formation has important therapeutic consequences. By now several specific (direct) and non-specific (indirect) antagonists of GP IIb/IIIa have been developed. There are indirect antagonists as acetylsalicylic acid, ticlopidine and clopidogrel and direct antagonists as abciximab, tirofiban and eptifibatide Additionally also anticoagulants (heparin, LMWH - low molecular weight heparin) have antiplatelet properties by inhibiting thrombin production. Clinical studies performed all over the world have proven the efficacy and safety of three agents from the GP Iia/IIIb group: abciximab, tirofiban and eptifibatide. In several big clinical studies (EPIC, EPILOG, EPISTENT, ESPRIT, CAPTURE, PURSUIT, PRISM-PLUS, TACTICS-TIMI 18) the high efficacy of these drugs was showed in patients with ACS without ST segment elevation undergoing mainly percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography (PTCA) and stenting. The use of GP IIa/IIIb antagonists in this group of patients significantly reduces the death and myocardial infarction (MI) rate during early as well as late follow-up period. Moreover, last observations indicate, that the biggest benefit from such therapeutic strategy is observed in high risk patients; those with diabetes, high troponin levels and ECG changes. During last years, there is an increase in frequency of ACS without ST segment elevation. This is probably due to improved diagnostics of MI without ST elevation basing on routine troponin evaluation, but also thanks to better primary prevention. Therefore determining an optimal therapeutic strategy for patients with ACS without ST segment elevation remains a crucial issue. It concerns patients qualified to medical treatment as well as those qualified to invasive procedures (PTCA or CABG).

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of rivaroxaban compared with placebo (inactive medication), in reducing the risk of death, myocardial infarction or stroke in participants with heart failure and significant coronary artery disease following an episode of decompensated heart failure.

To use IVUS to assess (1) culprit plaque morphology and thrombus burden in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction; (2) the efficacy of thrombus removal with an aspiration catheter in 40 patients during primary PCI.

The primary goal • To assess the effect of atorvastatin in patients treated since the first 24-96 hours of the disease on the parameters of global and regional myocardial deformation in the infarcted area and the structural and functional properties of arteries at day 7, at 12, 24, 36 and 48 weeks of treatment; The secondary goals. To evaluate the effect of treatment: on the parameters of the global and regional myocardial deformation in the intact area on day 7, on 12, 24, 36 and 48 weeks of treatment; on the parameters of the global and regional myocardial deformation depending on the degree of coronary blood flow restoration by thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) on systolic and diastolic left ventricular function in the presence of initial impairments, or absence of the negative dynamics of these parameters in case of normal baseline values; on the clinical diagnostic criteria for the development or progression of heart failure; the dynamics of the duration and extent of myocardial ischemia according to the daily ECG monitoring on day 7, at 12, 24, 36 and 48 weeks of treatment; the appearance of new prognostically significant cardiac arrhythmias on the pulse wave velocity the thickness of the intima-media complex (IMT); 200 patients are planned to be include in a randomized, single-center, open, prospective, controlled clinical trial, the enrollment will be held at the Department of "Therapy" of Medical Institute of Penza State University. Definition of the study group: The patients with STEMI (myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation) will be included in the study Group 1 STEMI - 100 patients receiving atorvastatin 80 mg / day for 48 weeks; Group 2 STEMI - 100 patients receiving atorvastatin 20 mg / day for 48 weeks Planned number of patients: Pre-Screening - 300 subjects; screening and randomization - 200 subjects. Patients will be randomized by random number generation to include in the group 1 or 2. All included patients will be on the standard basis therapy of the coronary artery disease, according to the national recommendation.

The current prospective, randomized, controlled MonAMI trial aims to systematically examine the effects of morphine on the platelet inhibitory effects of the orally administered platelet inhibitor ticagrelor in patients with acute myocardial infarction. In addition, the potential positive or negative effects of MCP in combination with morphine on platelet inhibition will be studied.

We had little experience in coronary intervention with recently introduced newer drug-eluting stent (DES) platforms, despite great anticipation, and optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for these stent systems still needs to be established. Herein, we plan the HOST-coronary intervention with next-generation drug-eluting stent platforms and abbreviated dual antiplatelet therapy (HOST-IDEA) trial to compare single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) after 3-month DAPT with 12-month DAPT in all-comers undergoing coronary intervention with third-generation DES with the thinnest struts. P2Y12 inhibitor treatment is added to aspirin during the 3-months period after the stenting, and this abbreviated duration of DAPT will be compared with conventional 1-year mandatory DAPT regimen in a 1:1 randomized stratification. Net adverse clinical events (NACEs), a composite of cardiac death, target vessel related myocardial infarction, clinically-drivent target lesion revascularization, definite or probable stent thrombosis and major bleeding is a primary endpoint for evaluating safety and efficacy of the difference of DAPT duration. 1-year target lesion failure (TLF) as a composite of cardiac death, target vessel related myocardial infarction and clinically driven target lesion revascularization will be identified as a secondary ischemic outcome. 1-year major bleeding events classified as BARC type 3 or 5 bleeding events will be identified as a secondary bleeding outcome. With this trial, you will be able to get clear insight on the behavior of newer DES platforms. Reference data for the shortened mandatory DAPT regimen will also be delineated in the selected patients, and it might be helpful to those who need it.

Despite advances in the treatment of heart attacks the complications and death rates from failure of the heart to pump properly after treatment remain high. A heart attack occurs when one or more of the arteries that supply blood to the heart become blocked, causing the heart to be starved of oxygen and nutrients. This results in damage to the heart and so the the heart pumps less well. The main treatment for a heart attack is balloon treatment to open the blocked artery (called primary angioplasty). Whilst re-opening the artery is essential and allows blood to flow to the area of the heart starved of oxygen, this process also causes damage itself (called reperfusion injury) and increases the size of the heart attack further. Currently there are no treatments available that reduce this reperfusion injury. The investigators and others have shown that a substance called sodium nitrite reduces reperfusion injury in experimental models of a heart attack. The aim of this research is to perform a trial to investigate whether during a heart attack, an infusion of sodium nitrite into the damaged artery protects against reperfusion injury and reduces heart attack size in patients.