Thrombus Aspiration during Percutaneous coronary intervention in Acute myocardial infarction Study
Completed
- Conditions
- Myocardial infarctionCirculatory SystemAcute myocardial infarction
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN16716833
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) (The Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1080
Inclusion Criteria
1. A diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (MI) defined by chest pain suggestive for myocardial ischaemia for at least 30 minutes, with a time from onset of symptoms of less than 12 hours, before hospital admission
2. An electrocardiogram (ECG) with ST-segment elevation of more than 0.1 mV in two or more leads
Exclusion Criteria
1. Rescue percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after thrombolytic therapy
2. Inability to obtain informed consent
3. Known existence of a life-threatening disease with a life expectancy of less than six months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Angiographic myocardial blush grade of less than two
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Enzymatic infarct size<br>2. ST-segment elevation resolution<br>3. Persistent ST-segment elevation<br>4. Post-procedural distal embolisation<br>5. Major adverse cardiac events at 30 days and one year