Active clinical trials for "ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction"

INTRODUCTION: The pharmaco-invasive strategy is a safe alternative to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST elevation acute myocardial infarction, who cannot be in the cathlab in less than 120 minutes. However, previous studies of this strategy used the femoral artery as the main vascular access. Current studies show that the use of the radial artery in cases of acute myocardial infarction minimizes the risk of bleeding and mortality. Therefore, in the scenario where vascular access through the forearm vessels is recommended, the best timing to perform cardiac catheterization in the pharmaco-invasive strategy is not known. OBJECTIVE: To compare the 24-hour hemoglobin drop (acute anemia) between the fast pharmaco-invasive strategy (within 3 hours) and the standard pharmaco-invasive strategy (3 to 24 hours) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by coronary occlusion treated in Sancta Maggiore hospitals in São Paulo and underwent to cardiac catheterization through the forearm vessels. METHOD: A prospective, randomized, multicenter study will be conducted in which 120 subjects will be randomly divided for fast and standard cardiac catheterization (1: 1). Stent implantation in the culprit vessel will be performed. The primary objective is to assess whether the fast cardiac catheterization is non-inferior to the standard strategy for a hemoglobin (Hb) drop within 24 hours. Considering in the control group an average drop of Hb 0.6 ± 1g / dl and that a drop greater than 3 g/dL of Hb is related to unfavorable clinical outcome, using a two-tailed alpha of 0.05 and a power of 90% to test the non-inferiority of the fast strategy with respect to standard strategy, each group will require 60 patients, totaling 120 individuals to include. However, if Hb fall in the fast strategy is greater than 3 g/dL and this result does not reproduce in the standard strategy, the study will allow us to show the superiority of the standard approach (between 3 and 24 hours).

The aim of this study is to investigate the cost-effectiveness of remote ischemic conditioning as an adjunct to primary percutaneous coronary intervention from the perspective of a Danish healthcare system.

Coronary obstruction by an occlusive thrombus complicating a ruptured or eroded atherosclerotic plaque is the most frequent pathologic substrate of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Timely restoration of perfusion and thereby myocardial salvage is the single most important objective in the management of patients with ST segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). To address these uncertainties, our study aims to evaluate the role of RT in patients who are most likely to benefit from it (thrombus grade 4 and 5) using a sensitive, quantitative, and reproducible parameter; CMR-derived myocardial salvage. also, to determine whether Rheolytic Thrombectomy (RT) before conventional PCI to the culprit vessel as compared to conventional PCI (with or without MTA) results in improved myocardial salvage; and to identify clinical and angiographic determinants of any difference observed between both treatment groups.

There is evidence that inflammatory processes may play detrimental role during the acute phase of myocardial infarction The hypothesis of this study is that colchicine, by its anti-inflammatory action, may lead to reduction in infarct size, when administered during the acute phase of myocardial infarction

The CIAKI,as the third complication of PCI, was associated with adverse cardiac events after procedure. Moreover, because the rate of periprocedure hydration is inadequate in STEMI patients before primary PCI, the incidence of CIAKI is higher significantly in these patients. The cardiovascular pleiotropic effects of statins in addition to lipid have been widely concerned. The previous studies demonstrated usage of statin in periprocedure could decrease the risk of CIAKI. Compared with hydration, the usage of statin to prevention CIAKI show the advantages in clinical practice, for example，there is no need to consider the cardiac function.The optimal strategies for preventting CIAKI in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI needed further studies to explore. What's more, whether a synergistic effect of hydration and statin or not is unknown.

This is a prospective, randomized study with blinded outcome assessment, comparing routine manual thrombus aspiration with no aspiration in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Introduction: In the setting of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) coronary wedge pressure (CWP) emerges as a new marker for the advanced form of pre-procedural microvascular obstruction (MVO), which is associated with inflammatory interstitial edema. Through its anti-inflammatory effects, glucocorticoid therapy may prove beneficial in patients with high CWP. Aim: To identify the presence of the advanced form of MVO before primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) by CWP measurement and to test the benefit of cortisol therapy, in terms of infarct size and left ventricular remodeling, in patients with raised CWP. Methods: 50 patients with a first STEMI, candidates for PPCI, with proximal coronary occlusion, will undergo CWP measurement followed by percutaneous revascularization. Cardiac MRI will be performed 3-5 days after the procedure. A cutoff for CWP in predicting MVO, interstitial oedema and intramyocardial haemorrhage will be derived.Based on the above mentioned cutoff, 180 patients with continuous elevation of the pressure line will be randomized, by a 1:1 model, either to cortisol therapy or to placebo. Inflammatory parameters will be determined from peripheral blood samples. Patients will undergo cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging 3 to 5 days after revascularization. Study endpoints: The primary endpoint will be the extent of MVO, interstitial edema and hemorrhage. Secondary endpoints will include infarct size, myocardial salvage, left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction. The clinical endpoints of all-cause and cardiovascular death, myocardial re-infarction, target vessel revascularization, stent thrombosis and stroke will be recorded at 6 months.

The OPTIMAL-REPERFUSION trial will help determine whether reduced-dose facilitated PCI strategy improves clinical outcomes in patients with STEMI and anticipated PPCI delay

This study is a prospective, multi-center, non-inferior, randomized controlled clinical trial, aims to use optical Coherence tomography to observe the the early- and mid-stage vessel repair and neointimal proliferation. And to assess the safety and effectiveness of the Firehawk™ sirolimus target-eluting coronary stent system with abluminal grooves containing a biodegradable polymer (Firehawk™) comparing the XIENCE everolimus-eluting coronary stent system in the treatment of subjects with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

In the setting of ST elevation myocardial infarction newer therapies has been recently studied and, following encouraging results, introduced into the clinical practice. Prasugrel showed to be a valid alternative to overcome limitation of clopidogrel therefore providing a better ischemic protection. On the other hand, bivalirudin is at least as beneficial as heparin/abciximab as anticoagulant agent but associated with fewer hemorrhagic events. The primary hypothesis of the study is that the combination of prasugrel plus bivalirudin can be associated with a better risk/benefit profile.