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Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a common manifestation of cardiovascular emergencies. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and guideline-recommended pharmacotherapy have reduced mortality rates associated with STEMI, but the incidence of recurrent ischemic events, particularly early ischemic events, remains high. Current research suggests that low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels not meeting guideline-recommended levels and inflammation are closely related to early recurrent ischemic events. Evolocumab, a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor, rapidly and effectively reduces LDL-C levels and suppresses inflammation. Long-term use in patients with acute coronary syndromes can reverse atherosclerosis and improve prognosis. However, data on its use in STEMI patients are limited, particularly regarding the cardioprotective effects of preoperative administration of 420mg evolocumab subcutaneous injection. This study aims to evaluate the effects of administering evolocumab 420mg before emergency PCI on lipid profiles, inflammatory markers, myocardial injury, and short-term prognosis in STEMI patients through a single-center, randomized, open-label study. It aims to provide theoretical evidence for further reducing the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in STEMI and identifying more optimized treatment strategies.
Myocardial infarction remains, in our current era, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality both domestically and globally. A significant contributor to this issue is reperfusion injury, which enlarges the infarction, deteriorates ventricular function, leads to poorer outcomes, and currently has no specific treatment. Originally developed as an antidiabetic, empagliflozin has shown significant benefits in other organs and systems. Recent years have seen the demonstration of its cellular and vascular effects in animal models, potentially contributing to the reduction of reperfusion damage. However, no human studies have yet confirmed these effects. Consequently, this double-blind, randomized, parallel-arm clinical trial was designed to evaluate the effect of empagliflozin treatment, administered from the pre-intervention period through to 3 days post-intervention, on the incidence of the no-reflow phenomenon in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing coronary angioplasty compared to a placebo. Before entering the hemodynamics room, participants in the intervention group will receive a loading dose of 25 mg of empagliflozin or a placebo. In-hospital treatment will continue with 10 mg empagliflozin daily for 3 days for the intervention group, while the control group will receive a placebo. Patients will be monitored weekly during the first month and bi-weekly during the second and third months. The primary outcome will be the incidence of the no-reflow phenomenon, measured through the Thrombolysis in Myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow scale in the coronary angiography performed to treat the infarction. Secondary outcomes will include the reduction of ST segment on the electrocardiogram, troponin levels, differences in the longitudinal strain by echocardiogram, and infarct size by magnetic resonance imaging.
Coronary heart disease and its acute complication, myocardial infarction (MI), represent the leading causes of death in Europe and the United States. Although novel treatment strategies have helped to improve survival in patients with MI, a large proportion of patients develops heart failure and is at risk of life-threatening arrhythmias. Complications arising after MI constitute a severe burden not only for the patients themselves, but also for health care systems worldwide. The likelihood of these complications depends on the area of myocardial tissue lost and the process of myocardial repair and scar tissue formation after MI ('remodeling') which are modified by the local and systemic immune response after MI. The immune response is critical after myocardial infarction. In particular, sustained overactive and prolonged inflammatory reactions lead to accentuated myocardial damage and dysfunction. Important mediators of the inflammatory reaction after MI are monocytes, T-cells, B-cells and hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Following MI, myeloid cells derived from the hematopoietic system drive a sharp increase in systemic leukocyte levels that correlates closely with mortality. T- and B-cells in particular act in response to specific antigens. Most of the data regarding the inflammatory response after MI, however, are derived from animal models. The immunological phenotypes after MI and their association with clinical outcome in humans are insufficiently characterized. Aims: The aim of this project is to provide establish clinically and immunologically well-characterized cohort of patients after MI This will aid in identifying novel prognostic cellular and humoral biomarkers that may be used to identify patients at a high inflammatory and immune risk and to guide clinical management. Furthermore, these mediators, in the future, may be targeted by novel antigen-specific immunomodulatory approaches. Patients with myocardial infarction (STEMI and NSTEMI) will be recruited after PCI within 24h and receive a structured follow-up. Clinical read-outs include a detailed and standardized patient history, clinical examination, standard blood work, coronary angiography, ECG, echocardiography and for subgroups, MRI. Patients will present for study visits at 6 weeks, 3 months and 12 months after the initial event. Blood will be sampled at the inclusion and during follow-up visits. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells and plasma will be stored at the Cardiovascular BioBank (CVBB) and FREEZE, both institutions at the University Hospital in Freiburg. Major adverse cardiac events (myocardial infarction, stroke, hospitalization for heart failure, cardiovascular death) will be recorded using telephone interviews and standardized queries to the local authorities. Several laboratory read-outs are planned including flow cytometry, mass cytometry, single cell RNA sequencing, T cell and B cell receptor sequencing and bulk-RNA-sequencing. In an initial approach we aim to recruit 400 patients with MI, of which we expect ≈40 to develop ischemic cardiomyopathy. Differences in immunological profiles between patients that develop MI and a propensity-matched control group will then be analyzed and correlated with clinical outcome data.
Distal radial access (DRA) in the anatomical snuffbox (AS) is a relatively novel approach that can be considered an alternative to trans radial access (TRA) for coronary procedures. Several observational and randomized studies have established its feasibility and safety, with evidence of certain advantages over TRA, such as a reduction in hemostasis time, a lower incidence of complications at the puncture site, and a lower incidence of radial artery occlusion (RAO). Notwithstanding that a recent randomized study reported a similar RAO rate between DRA and TRA, several meta-analyzes confirm the advantages of DRA, despite a consistently higher crossover rate. The objective of this observational study is to assess the performance of the procedure and to compare clinical characteristics in an all-comer population undergoing diagnostic or interventional coronary procedures. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Determine the success rate of DRA and measure the incidence of RAO in an all-comer population undergoing coronary procedures. - Compare the clinical and anatomical characteristics of patients with DRA for coronary procedures and determine predictors of failure of access.
This goal of this study is to better understand when and where intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) should (or should not) be used during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries.
The study aims to assess the culprit-SYNTAX score and no-reflow PIANO scores as possible predictors of in-hospital and short-term outcomes among patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI
Despite the success of restoration of epicardial blood flow by the primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI), approximately a half of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have failed myocardial reperfusion, as reflected by microvascular obstruction (MVO) and intramyocardial haemorrhage (IMH). The coronary angiography-derived index of microvascular resistance (caIMR) is a brand new method for assessing coronary microcirculation in ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA). In this trial, the investigators aim to verify the safety and effectiveness of caIMR in STEMI who underwent primary PCI. The investigators will immediately measure the caIMR of patients who successfully underwent pPCI, and combine the caIMR with the long-term prognosis, to verify the prognostic performance of caIMR.
This is a multicenter observational prospective study aimed to assess whether plasma exosomes can help identify, at an early stage, patients at high risk of adverse remodeling after STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) , thus accelerating proper patient management in order to reduce the risk of future cardiovascular events. In order to study the correlation between exosome profile and severity of myocardial infarction, consecutive STEMI patients will be enrolled 3 days after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
This study will evaluate whether the anti-inflammatory effect of colchicine is beneficial in ACS patients