Status:

COMPLETED

Post Conditioning in PCI for Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Lead Sponsor:

University of Calgary

Collaborating Sponsors:

Foothills Interventional Cardiology Research Group

Conditions:

Myocardial Infarction

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this trial is to compare post-conditioning to standard angioplasty (50/50 chance) in patients who present with an acute heart attack and are taken directly for an angioplasty procedure....

Detailed Description

In patients who suffer a myocardial infarction, the blood flow usually ceases due to plaque rupture leading to thrombus formation and vessel occlusion. The resultant entity is known as ST Elevation se...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 years and over
  • ST elevation of \>/= 2mm in 3 consecutive anterior leads or \>/= to 2 mm in leads II, III and AVF with total 8 mm ST shift (ST depression of 1 mm in ant or lat leads)

Exclusion

  • Cardiogenic shock or severe heart failure
  • Inability to undergo CMR (metallic objects or claustrophobia)
  • Previous MI
  • TIMI 2-3 flow in target artery
  • Collaterals to infarct related artery \> Rentrop grade 1
  • Inability to undertake successful PCI at time of angio
  • Significant LM disease or requiring CABG during hospital stay
  • Inability to proceed with post conditioning within 1 minute of establishing blood flow in culprit artery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

102 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00334373

Start Date

June 1 2006

End Date

October 1 2011

Last Update

May 28 2015

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Foothills Medical Centre

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 2T9