Active clinical trials for "Myocardial Infarction"

The rapid and complete restoration of coronary flow is a key issue in the management of STEMI. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred reperfusion strategy associated with antithrombotic drugs. In daily practice, it is not rare that some patients may achieve reopening of the culprit artery without undergoing any mechanical reperfusion therapy, which is called " spontaneous reperfusion ". The latter is associated with improved outcomes in several studies but none of these studies were done in the modern antithrombotic strategy area including new P2Y12 inhibitors. The aim of this study is to report the incidence, characteristics and outcomes of consecutive patients with STEMI admitted for coronary angiography with angiographic clinical evidence of spontaneous reperfusion in the modern medical antithrombotic strategy associated with primary PCI.

Although the incidence of post-AMI mechanical complications has decreased in the last decades, mortality in patients who develop these complications after AMI still remains very high. Because of the rarity of these post-AMI mechanical complications, the optimal evidence-based therapeutic strategies remain controversial, and little is know on the early clinical results and late follow-up. Owing to the paucity and limitation of available data, investigations and analysis are required to help clinicians make an early diagnosis of these devastating complications, and offer to patients the appropriate treatment. "Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: an international multicenter cohort study" (Caution Study 1) is a retrospective, international multicenter clinical trial aimed at evaluating the survival, postoperative outcome and quality of life of patients underwent cardiac surgery for post-AMI mechanical complications.

The current study evaluated prognostic implication of comprehensive physiologic assessment using fractional flow reserve, coronary flow reserve (CFR) and index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR).

Approx. 65% of resuscitated patients at the intensive care unit for internal medicine are due to myocardial infarction. Almost all patients are initially diagnosed and treated in the cath lab. Therapy usually consists of one or more stent implantations. After implantation of a coronary stent, dual platelet inhibition is necessary for 12 months. Insufficient platelet inhibition causes an pronounced increase in risk of stent thrombosis. Therefore, secured inhibition and knowledge of the individual platelet function is valuable.

Myocardial injury is common in patients without acute coronary syndrome, and therefore international guidelines propose a classification of patients with myocardial infarction by aetiology. This differentiates between myocardial infarction due to plaque rupture (type 1) and myocardial oxygen supply-demand imbalance (type 2) in other acute illnesses. However, these guidelines have not been widely adopted as the diagnostic criteria for type 2 myocardial infarction are not clearly defined. Patients with type 2 myocardial infarction have poor long term outcomes, with at least twice the mortality at five years compared to those with an index type 1 myocardial infarction. Despite the majority of deaths being attributable to non-cardiovascular events, the rate of future type 1 myocardial infarction or cardiovascular death is similar regardless of index classification. If this future risk is related to the presence of underlying coronary artery disease, then there may be the potential to improve outcomes through targeted investigation and secondary prevention. The investigators will undertake a systematic evaluation of the mechanism of myocardial injury and the role of coronary artery disease in 100 patients with elevated cardiac troponin concentrations where the diagnosis is likely to be type 2 myocardial infarction. These studies will help improve the assessment of patients with myocardial injury, refine the diagnostic criteria for type 2 myocardial infarction, and aid the design of future therapeutic trials.

The study is being performed to evaluate a new portable medical device, the Creavo Vitalscan Magnetocardiograph (Vitalscan) on patients who have had a confirmed myocardial infarction (heart attack) within the previous 12 weeks.

Patients who were diagnosed with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and received primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) from July 2009 to December 2011 were identified from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan. The investigators compared the 1-year outcomes of patients with STEMI who received aspiration thrombectomy during PPCI vs. those who received PPCI alone.

Increased iron load could be a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Red meat consumption affects iron status and has also been shown to be related to increased CVD risk. The investigators hypothesized that risk associations between red meat intake and cardiovascular disease risk can to some degree be explained by higher iron load among individuals with higher meat intake. Thus, the investigators evaluate associations between red meat consumption, iron status, and CVD risk in a large-scale population based study, the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) - Heidelberg.

Predict-VT is an investigator-initiated, prospective, observational clinical trial. Four hundred patients with ST elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) will be included. The primary end point is a composite of ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VTA) and sudden cardiac death (SCD). VTAs will be recorded using continuous electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring in the coronary unit for the first 72 hours, standard ECG and ECG holter monitoring. For the analysis of myocardial function, conventional 2D echocardiography and tissue doppler will be used. For the evaluation of myocardial mechanics, 2D speckle tracking, strain, strain rate and mechanical dispersion will be obtained. Important clinical, laboratory and angiographic variables will also be examined. Patients will be followed-up at 40 days and 1 year. The optimal VTA prediction model will be constructed using logistic regression and bootstrap models. Patients who experience primary end point should undergo secondary SCD prevention using implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 35%, 40 days post acute myocardial infarction (AMI), will be candidates for primary SCD prevention.

This prospective cohort study aims to determine whether the addition of the 6MWT to the RCRI score improves the risk prediction of postoperative cardiovascular outcomes after noncardiac surgery. In addition, this study will assess whether the patients' reported MET score corresponds to the determined MET score from the 6MWT distance completed.