Active clinical trials for "ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction"

Increased white blood cell count at the onset of an acute ST elevation myocardial infarction has been shown to be associated of increased incidence of heart failure and mortality. Now monocytes which are a subset of white blood cells may have a prognostic value for patients presenting with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. A monocyte count of greater than 800/mm3 following acute myocardial infarction has been shown to be associated with increased incidence of left ventricular dysfunction. The investigators study would retrospectively collect data on patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction, looking for an association between high monocyte count and the culprit vessel causing the myocardial infarction. The investigators would also investigate whether monocytosis would be a marker of poor prognosis.

This is a cross-sectional study of post myocardial infarction patients which is designed to determine the prevalence of left ventricular thrombi (blood clots) using non-contrast echocardiography and to compare this with the prevalence of left ventricular thrombi using contrast echocardiography. Secondary aims of this study are (1) to identify clinical and imaging correlates of left ventricular thrombi, and (2) to compare quantitative measurements of left ventricular chamber size, function, and myocardial mass using contrast and non-contrast echocardiography.

TEG is an established technique to assess the quality of clot formation' used mainly in surgery and obstetrics to determine possible bleeding diathesis. Recently it became to be used in cardiology, where it can be a valuable tool to assess a response to antiplatelet therapy and its association with the outcome. However, there is a few data about use of TEG in STEMI patients undergoing PCI. Our study is designed to assess by TEG the platelet's response to clopidogrel treatment during acute STEMI in patients undergoing primary PCI and the correlation of this response with the long term outcome, and ability to dose adjustment according to a specific measurement by TEG in order to prevent future MACE.

In acute myocardial infarction cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging can retrospectively detect the myocardium at risk and the irreversible injury. This allows for quantifying the extent of salvaged myocardium after reperfusion as a potential strong end point for clinical trials and outcome. The aim of the present study is to determine the prognostic significance and determinants of myocardial salvage assessed by CMR in reperfused ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Estimated glomerular filtration rate(eGFR) is significantly reduced in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The aim of this study is to research that the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is significantly higher when the glomerular filtration rate below a certain value.

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.

335 of patients with STEMI treated by primary PCI were assayed for PTX3 measurement by ELISA method. The angiographic and clinical outcomes were evaluated according to the PTX3 concentration.

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

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.

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.