Active clinical trials for "Reperfusion Injury"

Acute myocardial infarction is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) is currently the most effective treatment strategy in acute myocardial infarction. However, a sizable number of patients fail to restore optimal myocardial reperfusion, mostly because of the 'no-reflow' phenomenon. Melatonin is the chief indoleamine produced by the pineal gland, and a well-known antioxidant and free radical scavenger. Several studies have shown that melatonin protects against ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). In our previous study, melatonin markedly reduced infarcted area, improved cardiac function and reduced lactate dehydrogenase release in rats. The investigators planned to research the cardioprotective effects of intravenous melatonin administered prior to reperfusion and continued after restoration of coronary blood flow in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing pPCI.

This study is a single-center, prospective controlled trial addressing effectiveness of empagliflozin on cardiac-renal injury in patients with STEMI. Patients were randomized using a computer-generated sequence to either placebo or empagliflozin at a 1:1 ratio. Investigators, participants, and other study personnel were blinded to the assigned treatment for the duration of the study. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the effects of empagliflozin on myocardial infarct size measured using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) methods at 3 months. Key secondary endpoint: incidence of CIAKI within 48h after PCI. Inclusion Criteria:Patients with STEMI who were admitted to the Chinese PLA General Hospital were recruited between Ocotor 2018 and January 2019. STEMI was defined as typical chest pain lasting >30 minutes within the previous 12 hours, a clear ST-segment elevation of >0.1 mV in two or more contiguous electrocardiographic leads, and elevated blood levels of troponin T.Exclusion Criteria:Cardiogenic shock ,Hypoglycaemia ,Diabetic ketoacidosis,Genital and urinary infections,History of myocardial infarction,Stent thrombosis,Previous coronary artery bypass surgery,Type 1 Diabetes,Severe hepatic insufficiency,Advanced cancer patients,eGFR<30 ml/min. All patients were informed of the potential risks (genital mycotic infections, urinary tract infections, diabetic ketoacidosis) associated with empagliflozin and then required to submit written informed consent before being included in the study. Patients were randomized using a computer-generated sequence to either placebo or empagliflozin at a 1:1 ratio. Patients in the empagliflozin group were treated with empagliflozin whereas patients in the control group were given placebo. The treatment started 30 minutes before PCI with a dose of 10 mg empagliflozin or placebo administered in the ambulance. After admission, patients were treated with 10 mg empagliflozin once daily for 3 mouths.

Some studies suggest that acupuncture improve flow mediated dilation (FMD) that represents endothelial function, but no study has investigated whether acupuncture protects against ischemia and reperfusion (IR)-induced endothelial dysfunction in humans. This is a prospective crossover study clinical trial. In the first crossover study, 20 healthy nonsmoking volunteers (25 to 40 years old) will be randomly assigned to acupuncture or control. Endothelium-dependent, FMD of the brachial artery will be measured before and after IR (15 minutes of ischemia at the level of the proximal upper arm followed by 15 minutes of reperfusion). Acupuncture will be performed from 10 minute after ischemia till the end time of reperfusion for 20 minutes. In the second single arm study, 16 volunteers are administered oral 5mg glibenclamide two hours before IR injury (n=8) or selective cox-2 inhibitor celecoxib 200mg twice a day for 5 days to know what mechanism is responsible for acupuncture effect on IR injury. FMD measurements and acupuncture intervention during IR injury are same as above mentioned.

Less oxidative stress occurs during off-pump than on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery but warm ischaemia-reperfusion injury may occur following transient coronary artery clamping. The aim of this study was to compare the preventive effects of diltiazem and N-acetylcysteine (NAC), alone or in combination, on biomarkers of myocardial damage and oxidative stress during off-pump CABG surgery.

The investigators planned to research the cardioprotective effects of intravenous liraglutide on reperfusion injury.

This study aims to determine the effect of intermittent normoxic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on inflammatory response, oxidative stress and myocardial reperfusion injury in adult patients undergoing valve replacement. The investigators hypothesized that nuclear factor kappa B (NFkB) was involved in regulating gene expression of myocardial inflammatory factor.

Ischemia and reperfusion injury is unavoidable during a liver transplantation. Remote ischemic preconditioning, a safe and feasible method, has previously been shown to reduce ischemia and reperfusion injury. In the transplantation setting, focus of remote ischemic preconditioning has been on the donor. However, preconditioning of the recipient may be a better approach due to the mechanisms by which ischemic preconditioning protects against ischemia and reperfusion injury. The aim of this randomised, double-blinded clinical trial is to biochemically assess the liver function after application of remote ischemic preconditioning on the recipient.

Ischemia reperfusion injury may be attenuated by HO-1 induction. Heme arginate showed protective effects during prolonged ischemia in animal studies. Functional blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shall evaluate the effects of HO-1 induction during short-time ischemia in skeletal muscle of healthy subjects.

The current study aims to evaluate different doses of PC-SOD injections for efficacy and safety in comparison to placebo, in order to provide a basis for future clinical trials in terms of experimental design and dose selection.

Study will investigate & compare the left ventricular remodeling & systolic function between two groups of ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary per-cutaneous coronary intervention applying ischemic post-conditioning to one of them.