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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to assess whether or not inhaled nitric oxide can decrease myocardial infarction (MI) size at 48-72 hours in patients presenting with an ST segment elevation MI (STEMI) who undergo successful percutaneous coronary intervention.
In patients with acute myocardial infarction who are managed in the prehospital setting, and who will treated with primary angioplasty, we evaluate the benefit of an early administration of tirofiban, a powerful GPIIbIIIa inhibitors. Patients are randomised to early administration in the ambulance or administration in the cathlab. The primary endpoint is TIMI 2-3 flow in the first coronary opacification of the culprit artery.
Many data indicate that statins increase mobilization of bone marrow-derived stem cells, and circulating bone marrow-derived stem cells are capable of homing to sites of myocardial infarction and endothelial disruption, thereby restoring myocardial function and microvascular integrity after acute myocardial infarction. Atorvastatin is widely used in the treatment of hyperlipidemia, especially after acute myocardial infarction. High-dose atorvastatin has been known to stop the progression of atherosclerosis and to decrease the levels of inflammatory markers. The purpose of this prospective, randomized, single-blinded trial is to compare the effect of atorvastatin 10 mg versus 40 mg in restoring coronary flow reserve (CFR) and in serial bone marrow stem cell mobilization during the 8 months follow-up in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
An international, multi-centre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial with central core lab analyses to determine the safety of intra-coronary infusion of enriched CD133+, bone marrow-derived, autologous progenitor cells in patients 5-10 days after acute percutaneous coronary revascularization (primary PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
ARC1779 is a novel drug being tested in patients undergoing angioplasty and stenting as their primary treatment for heart attack.
Combination use of darbepoetin and G-CSF will improve left ventricular systolic function in patients with acute myocardial infarction who receive intracoronary infusion of mobilized peripheral blood stem cell in comparison with patient who treated with conventional measures and who received intracoronary infusion of mobilized peripheral blood stem cell by G-CSF alone.
Coronary-stent implantation is commonly performed for treatment of acute myocardial infarction (MI). Drug eluting stents (DES) among selected patients have been shown to reduce target lesion revascularization (TLR) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, there is no studies comparing titanium-nitride-oxide (TITANOX) coated stent with paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) in acute MI.
Rationale: A safety and dose defining study in which the investigators hypothesize that in patients with acute coronary syndrome without ST-elevation (NSTEMI) treatment with heme arginate results in better clinical outcome by inducing the heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) pathway. Objective: 1) Is induction of HO-1 and its degradation products, especially bilirubin, safe in patients with an acute coronary syndrome without ST-elevation; 2) What is the optimal effective dose to administer in patients with NSTEMI; 3) Are HO-1 and its degradation products endogenously activated in patients with acute coronary syndrome; 4) Does treatment with heme arginate result in a less cardiac damage; 5) Which other cardioprotecting pathways are activated by administration of heme arginate? Study population: Male and female patients with confirmed acute coronary syndrome without ST-elevation, between 18 - 80 yr old. Intervention: 10 patients receive a single administration of heme arginate (3 mg/kg), administered intravenously in 15 minutes directly after admission; 10 patients receive two administrations of heme arginate (3 mg/kg) on day 0 and 1; 10 patients receive three administrations of heme arginate (3 mg/kg) on day 0, 1 and 2 after admission, administered intravenously in 15 minutes. To determine endogenous levels of HO-1 and time course of HO-1 activation after NSTEMI, blood is drawn and the same assays are performed in 15 patients with NSTEMI. As controls for the blood tests, blood is drawn and the same assays are performed in 15 patients with non-typical angina pectoris in whom no cardiac disease could be detected from the investigators out-patient clinic. Main study parameters/endpoints: The primary endpoint is the incidence rate of adverse events between the three treated groups. This includes hemodynamic monitoring, rhythm monitoring and biochemical and hematological difference between the three treated groups. Secondary endpoints are the differences from baseline between heme arginate treated groups in activity of the HO-1 pathway, including, but not limited to, HO-1 activity, free heme, bilirubin (direct and indirect) levels, serum ferritin, and carbon monoxide (CO). Furthermore, differences between heme arginate treated groups on NTproBNP, CK-MB and Troponin T and difference between heme arginate treated subjects in LVEF measured by echocardiography, 3 and 7 days and 6 months after NSTEMI.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography (CCTA) will increase patient safety by decreasing the rate of missed ACS and adverse events in patients who receive standard care plus CCTA versus standard care alone. Additional goals of the study are to determine whether CCTA can safely reduce the duration of ED visits and the number and duration of hospital admissions.
Distal embolization can occur during coronary angioplasty performed in the acute phase of myocardial infarction and is associated with poor long-term outcome. We hypothesize that the use of a system allowing thrombus aspiration before angioplasty and stent implantation will limit infarct size and its severity.