Status:
UNKNOWN
Inflammation and Acute Coronary Syndromes
Lead Sponsor:
University of Zurich
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Bern
University Hospital, Geneva
Conditions:
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Subproject 1: Optimize prevention after acute coronary syndromes (ACS) by improving caregiver and patient education (http://elips.hug-ge.ch/eng/index\_eng2.htm) Subproject 2: Discover novel genomic b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients with age ≥ 18 years presenting within 5 days (preferably within 72 hours) after pain onset with the main diagnosis of ACS (acute myocardial infarction: STEMI /NSTEMI and threatened infarction: unstable angina pectoris), who enter the hospital: The patients show symptoms, which are compatible with angina pectoris (chest pain, dyspnoea) and at least one of the following characteristics:
- persistent ST-segment elevation or depression, T inversion or dynamic ECG changes, new left bundle branch block (LBBB)
- Evidence of positive troponin by local laboratory reference values with a rise and/or fall in serial troponin levels
- known coronary artery disease, specified as status after myocardial infarction, CABG, or PCI or newly documented ≥50% stenosis of an epicardial coronary artery during the initial catheterization
Exclusion
- Severe physical disability,
- Dementia (inability to comprehend study), OR
- Less than 1 year of life expectancy (for non-cardiac reasons).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
4000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01000701
Start Date
October 1 2009
End Date
January 1 2019
Last Update
September 9 2016
Active Locations (4)
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1
University Hospital, Geneva
Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, 1211
2
University Hospital, Bern
Bern, Switzerland
3
University Hospital, Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
4
University Hospital, Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland