Active clinical trials for "Infarction"

Several clinical and preclinical studies have focused interest on lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], showing a direct and independent relationship of its circulating levels with the progression of atherosclerosis and its clinical manifestations. However, to date, Lp(a) represents an underestimated predictor of CV risk, especially in higher-risk populations, such as patients with strong CV familiarity and recurrent and/or early-onset CV events. The key point of the project will be the evaluation of the role of Lp(a) in the development of atherosclerotic disease and, specifically, acute coronary syndrome.

Women and men show marked differences in cardiovascular risk profile and outcome. Women experience fewer cardiovascular events than men before menopause, but this relationship seems to reverse at menopause. These disparities are probably due to hormonal factors, especially the female sex hormone estrogen seems to have a protective influence on the development of atherosclerotic plaques premenopausal. The underlying mechanisms of the effect of estrogens on the vessel wall are still insufficiently investigated. In this study, menopause related effects on leukocyte distribution and function as well on platelets and their aggregational response will be evaluated.

The aim of this study is to evaluate feasibility, efficacy, and adherence of home-based cardiac rehabilitation with the integration of telemedicine. Several components will be assessed such as quality-of-life, nutritional counseling, maximum metabolic activity (MET's), diabetic management, tobacco cessation, lipid, blood pressure, and psychosocial management. These tasks will be accomplished through concurrent conversations between patients and their therapist's utilizing telemedicine with observed exercise training.

For a long time, the right ventricle has been the "forgotten chamber", but with the deepening of people's understanding of the disease, right ventricular dysfunction has become an important factor to evaluate the disease progression and late prognosis of patients with AMI. Right ventricular myocardial strain derived from two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography is a new method for early evaluation of regional and global right ventricular systolic function, and its repeatability is much higher than that of LVEF. Acute inferior myocardial infarction is often caused by occlusion of the proximal middle segment of the right coronary artery. Many studies have confirmed that RVMS is an independent predictor of poor prognosis in patients with AIMI. However, 60% of the right ventricular systolic function is contributed by the left ventricle and interventricular septum, and the left anterior descending branch and the left circumflex branch are the main sources of blood supply to the left ventricle and interventricular septum, so in theory, non-RCA occlusion can also lead to varying degrees of right ventricular dysfunction. However, there are few studies on the role of RVMS in predicting the prognosis of AMI patients caused by non-RCA occlusion. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to prospectively study the value of dynamic changes of RVMS in predicting the prognosis of patients with acute myocardial infarction with different infarct-related vessels, in order to provide more clinical reference information for the diagnosis and treatment of AMI.

The goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate the improvement in Coronary Microcirculation Dysfunction (CMD) with Super Saturated Oxygene (SSO2) therapy in patients with anterior ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) successfully revascularized by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Participants will receive SSO2 therapy for 60 minutes, which aims to overoxygenate their blood. Improvement in CMD will be assessed by comparing angio-IMR before and after 60 minutes of SSO2 therapy measured on conventional angiographic images.

The overall aim of the study is to establish the clinical importance of cardiac dysfunction, by estimating its incidence and impact on short- and long-term outcomes, in a mixed population of critically ill patients with multi-organ failure. Pathogenesis of cardiac dysfunction in critical illness and key molecules linked to this will be explored.

The purpose of the study is to identify proteins, metabolites and signal pathways related directly to symptomatic atherosclerosis and to disease progression. In the study, we use residual material from angioplasty catheter balloons and from vascular surgery plus blood samples. It is the hypothesis that material left on the catheter balloons used for angioplasty can be used for proteomics and metabolomics evaluation that will identify inflammation-associated proteins and signaling pathways directly in the diseased vessel. The tissue samples will be collected after the procedure and blood samples will be collected at the procedure plus after 6-12 months. The tissue and blood samples will be analyzed using mass spectrometry methods and a standard panel of biomarkers will also be analyzed using standardized methods. The analyses will include study of inflammation-associated peptides observed in autoinflammation as well as thrombogenic signaling pathways and local expression of biomarkers. The analyses of proteins, metabolites and/or biomarkers will be compared between cases (stable angina, unstable angina/non-STEMI, STEMI and vascular surgery) and controls (procedures not related to coronary artery diseases) to identify molecular processes related directly to symptomatic atherosclerosis and will be associated with disease progression using data from medical journals and National Health registries. The study will recruit 225 patients from Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, and Herlev-Gentofte Hospital.

The MINOCA-GR registry will be the first nationwide study aiming to obtain data regarding prevalence, demographics, clinical profile, previous anginal status, presence of cardiovascular risk factors, management and outcomes in patients with Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries. An additional purpose of the registry is to highlight, for the first time worldwide to the best of the investigator's knowledge, the role of cardiac computed tomography angiography for risk stratification and personalized therapeutic approach in MINOCA patients.

A pilot study to evaluate the safety and feasibility of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction by catheter transplantation

The investigators scheduled to assess the value of intravenous injection of WJ-MSC in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).