An Observational Study of TNKase in Patients Enrolled in the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 4 and 5 (POST)
Completed
- Conditions
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Registration Number
- NCT00669045
- Lead Sponsor
- Genentech, Inc.
- Brief Summary
The POST study comprised patients whose data were entered into the NRMI 4 and 5 databases. NRMI is a prospective, observational study of patients presenting with AMI in the United States. NRMI was launched in 1990 and to date has enrolled more than 2.5 million AMI patients. More than 1,700 hospitals have participated in NRMI during the last 16 years. The NRMI 4 and 5 substudies were sponsored by Genentech and collected data on approximately 160,000 AMI patients (both ST elevation and non-ST-elevation MI) hospitalized in the United States each year. This corresponds to approximately 18% of the AMI patients in the United States.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 253668
Inclusion Criteria
- Presence of LBBB or ST-segment elevation (new or of unknown duration)
- ICD-9-CM discharge code of 410.X1
- Treatment with one of the following regimens: TNKase; Other thrombolytic regimens; No initial reperfusion
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients who were transferred out of the facility
- Patients with pending data clarification forms on fields related to study variables
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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