Active clinical trials for "Myocardial Infarction"

The study compares the therapies of instant multivessel balloon angioplasty plus stent implantation or the balloon angioplasty plus stent implantation of the infarct artery alone with any possible graduated later treatment of the other vessels in patients with acute myocardial infarction with cardioganic shock. The main study hypothesis is to explore if culprit vessel only PCI with potentially subsequent staged revascularization in comparison to immediate multivessel revascularization by PCI in patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction reduces the incidence of 30- day mortality and/or severe renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy.

To comprehensively characterize Left Ventricular (LV) remodeling after Myocardial Infarction (MI) in the community, study the association between patterns of remodeling and biological pathways and examine the association between the predictors of remodeling and heart failure after Myocardial Infarction.

The investigators will test the hypothesis that transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) may attenuate peripheral vasoconstriction and to improve blood flow redistribution during handgrip exercise in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients after Coronary Arterial Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG).

The Alpha Omega Cohort is a prospective study of 4,837 state-of-the-art drug-treated Dutch patients aged 60-80 years who had a clinically diagnosed myocardial infarction up to 10 years before enrolment. During the first 40 months of follow-up, patients took part in an experimental study of low doses n-3 fatty acids (Alpha Omega Trial, ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00127452). At baseline (2002-2006), data on medical history, medication use, diet, lifestyle and other factors were collected by means of questionnaires. Patients were physically examined by trained research nurses and blood samples were obtained. Follow-up for vital status and cause-specific mortality is ongoing. The trial was approved by a central medical ethics committee (Haga Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands) and all patients provided written informed consent.

Investigators will establish a longitudinal cohort of ~3,000 adults >18 years in Port-au-Prince using multistage random sampling, and follow them longitudinally to evaluate the prevalence and incidence of cardiovascular disease risk factors and diseases. Cardiovascular risk factors include hypertension, diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, kidney disease, poor diet, cigarette smoking, physical inactivity, and inflammation. Cardiovascular disease include angina and myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke, and CVD mortality. It is anticipated that hypertension prevalence will be ≥10% in 18-30 year olds, that hypertension incidence will be >10 events/1000 person years. Association of determinants and risk factors with CVD will also be examined. Whole blood, serum, plasma, stool, and urine samples will be biobanked for future studies.

This study involves the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to determine whether blood clots can be identified within the blood vessels supplying blood to the heart in patients with angina and who have recently suffered a heart attack.

Brief Summary: The aim of this study is to explore the initial feasibility and acceptability of (a) Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) adapted for ACS patients; (b) the group videoconferencing delivery medium; and (c) dried blood spot research procedures, to inform refinements for a subsequent pilot RCT.

Coronary microcirculatory dysfunction has been known to be prevalent even after successful revascularization of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. Microvascular obstruction (MVO) in cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is significant prognostic indicator in STEMI patients after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Although current gold-standard method to assess microvascular damage or dysfunction in STEMI patients is CMR and assessment of MVO, previous study presented that index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) in culprit vessel of STEMI patients showed significant association with the presence of MVO in CMR and the risk of cardiac death or heart failure admission. Nevertheless, the need for pressure-temperature sensor wire and hyperemic agents significantly limits adoption of IMR in daily practice. Recent technical development enabled angiographic derivation of IMR without pressure wire, hyperemic agents, or thermodilution method. In this regard, the current study will evaluate the feasibility of functional angiography-derived IMR (angio-IMR) in the evaluation of MVO after successful primary PCI for STEMI.

A total of 50 patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary-percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) will be randomized to two different coronary stents: BIOFREEDOM vs. COMBO stent. All patients will undergo to 6-month scheduled coronary angiography to evaluate the endothelial function response of the distal coronary segment and other functional parameters.

The goal of this study is to demonstrate the superiority of the MGuard™ stent over commercially-approved bare-metal (BMS) /drug-eluting stents (DES) in achieving better myocardial reperfusion in primary angioplasty for the treatment of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).