Active clinical trials for "ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction"

The RIC-AFRICA trial is a multi-centre, sham-controlled, double-blinded, randomised controlled trial (RCT) involving 1200 ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients presenting within ≤ 24 hours of myocardial infarction (MI) onset, across approximately 20 sites in four sub-Saharan African countries (South Africa, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda). Patients presenting with STEMI and deemed ineligible for the RIC AFRICA RCT because they present >24 hours from MI onset but less than 72 hours, will be recruited into the observational arm of the study with the same endpoints as the trial. The purpose of the RCT is to determine whether Remote Ischaemic Conditioning (RIC) can reduce the rates of all-cause death and early post-myocardial heart failure at 30-days in STEMI patients treated predominantly with thrombolytic therapy.

Beta-blockers have the greatest cardiovascular impact in patients with reduced heart function/heart failure and in reducing the peri-operative risk of atrial fibrillation. In patients without these high-risk features treated with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, their continued long-term role is unclear.

Neuraminidase-1 can cause the removal of terminal sialic acid residues from the cell surface or serum sialyloconjugates. The level of Neu5Ac was positively related to the activity of neuraminidase-1. Elevation of Neu5Ac was observed in myocardial ischemia animal model, as well as patients with coronary artery disease. It is interesting to note that Neu5Ac and its regulatory enzyme neuraminidase-1 seem to play a key role in triggering myocardial ischemic injury. Oseltamivir, a structural mimic of sialic acid, was widely used as anti-influenza drug. It suppressed neuraminidase-1 activity in the heart. Targeting neuraminidase-1 may represent a new therapeutic intervention for coronary artery disease. This project seeks to identify whether neuraminidase inhibitor (Oseltamivir) treatment could decrease the myocardial infarct size in STEMI patients and improve clinical outcomes.

The purpose of this study is to assess whether hemodynamic support with an Impella-based treatment strategy initiated prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)-Cardiogenic Shock (CS) improves survival and functional outcomes compared to a non-Impella-based treatment strategy.

An investigator-initiated, randomized, multicenter, two-arm, open-label study of consecutive patients presenting with STEMI and MVD Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the difference in all-cause mortality after in-hospital staged PCI versus out-hospital staged PCI for ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction （STEMI）patients with multi-vessel Disease（MVD） Background: In primary percutaneous coronary intervention for STEMI with MVD, complete revascularization has proved to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and myocardial infarction. However, a strategy of nonculprit-vessel PCI with the goal of complete revascularization still not to be confirmed. Compare with in-hospital staged PCI, out-hospital PCI as a strategy of nonculprit-vessel PCI for STEMI patients with MVD might have be beneficial results.

This is an multicenter, randomized, controlled, parallel group study. ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) patients with high thrombus burden(HTB) will be allocated to one of the following: intrathrombus thrombolysis or manual aspiration thrombectomy during primary percutaneous coronary intervention(PPCI).

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether late recanalization in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) without Viability on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) can reduce the reverse remodeling through the reduction of the End Systolic Volume (ESV) at 6 months.

To compare the long-term clinical outcomes of IVUS-guided vs angiography-guided PCI in patients with acute STEMI

This prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label clinical study has a target enrollment of 240 subjects. It will explore whether STEMI patients transferred to a PCI center following thrombolytic therapy and expected to have stent implantation might benefit from an alternative treatment strategy and the use of new technologies designed to improve myocardial protection throughout the medical care process.

Current medical treatment allows more people to survive heart attacks than in the past. However, some of the survivors suffer heart disease and require hospitalization later on. The causes behind this heart disease (heart failure) after a heart attack are poorly understood. Matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) is a protein that cuts other proteins into pieces, and is activated in heart muscle when there is a heart attack. MMP-2 causes heart injury when the blood flow to the heart is restored after the attack. Blocking MMP-2 activity is a potential therapy to prevent heart injury under these circumstances. The only MMP-2 inhibiting drug currently approved for clinical use is doxycycline, specifically used to treat periodontitis (gum inflammation) and rosacea (a skin condition). At higher doses doxycycline also acts as an antibiotic for which it has been clinically used for decades. A previous clinical study found that taking doxycycline twice a day, for one week after a heart attack improved the health of the patients' hearts. The investigators have conducted a similar study in patients that had surgery to replace blocked coronary arteries (blood vessels that feed the heart muscle). These patients took a low dose of doxycycline once a day for 2 days before surgery, on the day of the surgery, and three days after surgery. The participants in this study showed no adverse effects of using doxycycline. The goal of this study is to see if doxycycline protects the hearts of patients that suffered a heart attack. All patients will receive standard clinical care for their condition, but in addition will take a doxycycline capsule twice a day, or a placebo capsule for 7 days, as soon as possible after being diagnosed with a heart attack. Three months later, the investigators will evaluate the patients by looking at their heart structure using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI is a powerful tool that allows doctors to see inside the body without surgery or X-ray radiation. The hearts of those patients that received doxycycline are expected to be healthier than those who received placebo. The investigators plan to promote the use of doxycycline to protect the hearts of patients with heart attacks. If successful, doxycycline could help improve the quality of life of heart attack survivors.