Active clinical trials for "Myocardial Infarction"

We will study in a prospective randomised fashion 50 patients who will be treated by intracoronary transplantation of autologous, mononuclear bone marrow cells (BMCs) in addition to standard therapy after MI or standard therapy. After standard therapy for acute MI, 10 patients were transplanted with autologous mononuclear BMCs via a balloon catheter placed into the infarct-related artery during balloon dilatation (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty). Another 10 patients with acute MI were treated by standard therapy alone. After

This study will assess whether an implantable defibrillator will increase the likelihood of survival in patients who have had a heart attack in the prior 5 years, have abnormal test results from a 24 hour heart monitor, and who have low normal heart function.

Survival after invasive coronary revascularization is worse in patients with chronic kidney disease than in those without it. The investigators aimed to examine whether oral administration of nicorandil, a hybrid of nitrate and adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel opener, could improve the survival of end-stage renal disease patients with coronary artery disease by inhibiting cardiac death after coronary revascularization.

The purpose of the study is to determine the usefulness of microvolt T wave alternans (MTWA) testing of patients that have had a heart attack and have decreased pumping ability of the lower chamber of their heart. MTWA testing is a non-invasive test used to detect the likelihood of developing abnormally fast rhythms in the lower chambers of the heart. The objective of the study is to prove that if a patient has a negative MTWA test, they will be less likely to develop abnormally fast and dangerous rhythms in the lower chambers of the heart. The results of the study will help doctors to determine which patients would benefit the most from having an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) implanted.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether coronary artery computed tomography scanning is a more rapid, less expensive and safe alternative to standard diagnostic evaluation of patients with acute chest pain in the emergency room.

Non-invasive evaluation of patients with stable angina and unstable coronary syndromes with transthoracic Doppler echocardiography to evaluate presence of significant coronary stenoses. Blinded evaluation and comparison with coronary angiography: presence and location of stenoses, and head to head comparison of clinical value and patient classification.

The purpose of this study is to see whether individuals who access the "911" emergency medical system with a heart attack or severe chest pain will receive more timely hospital treatment and better outcomes if hospital clinicians are provided with earlier and more complete electrocardiography (ECG) information.

To assess the ability of two separate therapeutic interventions, propranolol and hyaluronidase, to limit the ultimate size of an acute myocardial infarction. A secondary objective was to assess the influence of these therapies upon ventricular function and morbidity following myocardial infarction.

Type 2 diabetes is associated with early and diffuse abnormalities of endothelial function, especially in the coronary arteries, which are a factor of poor prognosis. Following acute coronary syndrome, the endothelial function abnormalities usually persist for several weeks before regressing. Their persistence 6-8 weeks after myocardial infarction is a poor prognostic factor. Investigators assume that global abnormalities of endothelial function in patients with diabetes may be additive with segmental abnormalities in revascularized myocardium, and contribute to worsening the prognosis in these patients. Furthermore, there is no published data showing any relationship between calcium score and endothelial function abnormalities in these patients. The investigators seek a relationship between calcium score and persistence of abnormalities of coronary endothelial function in these patients. The main objective of this study was to compare coronary endothelial function by quantitative method (TEP at 15O-H2O) in diabetic patients and nondiabetic following acute coronary syndrome.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the novel role of ticagrelor to improve long-term LV remodeling following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.