Active clinical trials for "Myocardial Infarction"

The purpose of the pilot study is to evaluate the safety and the individual efficacy of the use of ProtheraCytes® in patients with acute myocardial infarction and decreased ejection fraction. CD34+ cells will be re-injected using a dedicated catheter pushed through the femoral artery up to the left ventricle, thus avoiding open chest surgery.

This study will determine the impact of Transcutaneous Vagus Stimulation(TVNS) and autonomic modulation of inflammation in patients admitted with " acute heart attack." After admission for "acute heart attack" or "myocardial infarction" patients will be randomized to either TVNS or placebo and their blood samples will be collected at different time points during admission and post discharge. Blood samples will be analyzed for various markers of inflammation.

In the management of acute myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty, despite effective epicardial clearance obtained in 95% of cases, microvascular obstruction (MVO) in the damaged territory concerns 50% of patients. The Index of Microvascular Resistance (IMR) allows early assessment of the microcirculatory state during the angioplasty procedure. A value of IMR>40 indicates MVO and is correlated with morbi-mortality. A new method for immediate evaluation of MVO using thermodilution with a new Rayflow® microcatheter has been described: it no longer allows the estimation but the measurements of absolute coronary resistance and coronary flow. We hypothesize that these measurements allows a better evaluation of the microcirculatory state after primary angioplasty, comparing to IMR. The main objective is to study the diagnostic performance of Rayflow® to predict MVO - no reflow (NR) - in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) patients in order to determine an absolute coronary resistance threshold by thermodilution for early diagnosis of MVO. The main secondary objectives will be to compare the different microcirculatory assessment parameters with each other, not indexed and indexed to the myocardial mass at risk (coronary resistance, IMR, CFR, Resistance Reserve Ratio) and to establish a link between high resistance or IMR and the occurrence of rhythm disorders at D1, D2 and D3.

Cipherome's Lighthouse is a clinical decision support tool that incorporates a patient's pharmacogenetic information to determine therapeutic strategy, including determining appropriate dosage or assessing the likelihood of toxicity of a therapeutic regimen.

The aim of study is to examine the relationship between lipid subfractions, inflammation and structural-functional properties of the arterial wall in patients after myocardial infarction with high lipoprotein (a) (Lp (a)) levels, to study genetic polymorphisms that determine lipid subfractions concentration on the functional and morphological properties of the arterial vascular wall in patients after myocardial infarction with high Lp (a) levels, to study the effect of pelacarsen on lipid subfractions, inflammation and structural-functional properties of arterial wall in patients after myocardial infarction with high Lp (a) levels and to study the influence of NOS-3 gene expression on the functional and morphological properties of the arterial vascular wall in the same patients. Impaired blood fat metabolism and chronic inflammation represent possible causes of atherosclerosis. Lp (a) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a prognostic predictor in patients after myocardial infarction. Despite recommended screening for elevated Lp (a), there is no specific drug treatment approved to reduce cardiovascular risk through lowering Lp (a). Besides subtilisin-kexin convertase type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors, antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are currently only therapeutic agents that significantly reduce serum Lp (a) concentration. Pelacarsen by using an ASO directed against the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) of apolipoprotein (a), reduces the production of apolipoprotein (a) in the liver and thus, the level of Lp (a). However, there are no data on the relationship between Lp (a) values and polymorphisms for Lp (a), indicators of inflammation and impaired arterial function, and response to treatment with pelacarsen in patients after myocardial infarction with extremely high Lp (a) levels.

The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection in patients with myocardial infarction (MI). This is performed to establish the feasibility of a large trial examining whether systematic screening for and subsequent eradication therapy significantly reduces the risk of hospitalization for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in patients after MI.

The objective of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of Pressure-controlled intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion (PiCSO) as adjunct to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared to PCI in the setting of acute anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

The study evaluates whether long-term treatment with colchicine reduces rates of cardiovascular events in patients after myocardial infarction. Patients who have suffered a documented acute myocardial infarction within the last 30 days, are treated according to the national guidelines and after having completed any planned percutaneous revascularization procedures associated with their initial infarction will receive either colchicine (0.5 mg per day) or matching placebo (1:1 allocation ratio) for an estimated 2 years period or until the target of 301 primary endpoints has been reached.

Study Objectives: To determine whether, in patients with large acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary or rescue angioplasty, the administration of subcutaneous Lenograstim [recombinant human Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (rhu G-CSF), Myelostim 34, Italfarmaco] associated with Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography and the intravenous infusion of sulphur hexafluoride (Sonovue, Bracco) determines an improvement: in regional and global contractile function, myocardial perfusion and infarct size assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Echocardiographic parameters of LV function in the serum profile of inflammatory and mobilizing cytokines and of biomarkers of myocardial damage and wall stress

Administration of eplerenone within 24 hours of onset of symptoms of myocardial infarction, in patients without heart failure, reduces cardiovascular mortality / morbidity.