Status:

COMPLETED

Angiogenesis and Fibrosis in Myocardial Infarction

Lead Sponsor:

University of Edinburgh

Conditions:

Myocardial Infarction

Fibrosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Brief Summary

Angiogenesis and fibrosis lie at the heart of a number of fundamental processes responsible for cardiovascular disease. In this proposal, the investigators intend to build upon a highly successful pro...

Detailed Description

Integrins are a group of molecules responsible for intercellular adhesion and signalling. They comprise a superfamily of heterodimeric receptors that are composed of 18 different α and β subunits. In ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients will be recruited if they are \>40 years of age and have sustained a recent large (plasma troponin I concentration \>10 ng/mL; upper limit of normal 0.05 ng/mL) acute myocardial infarction defined according to the Universal Definition of myocardial infarction \[Thygesen et al, 2007\].
  • We will recruit patients with a major epicardial occlusion that has or has not been revascularised with percutaneous coronary intervention (n=15 per group). We will also recruit 10 patients with an angiographically documented chronic (\>6 months) proximal coronary artery occlusion that has not been revascularised but has extensive collateral coronary blood flow.

Exclusion

  • A known critical (≥95%) left main stem coronary artery stenosis
  • Continued symptoms of angina at rest or minimal exertion
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Hepatic failure (Childs-Pugh grade B or C)
  • Renal failure (estimated glomerular filtration rate \<25 mL/min)
  • Women of child-bearing potential.
  • Inability to undergo scanning
  • Contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2013

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01813045

Start Date

April 1 2013

End Date

March 1 2016

Last Update

August 30 2016

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University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Lothian, United Kingdom, EH16 4TJ