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Adrenaline for the Treatment of No-Reflow in Normotensive Patients

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
No-Reflow Phenomenon
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Normotensive
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04699110
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Pakistan
Brief Summary

No-reflow is defined as the lack of myocardial perfusion despite opening of the epicardial coronary vessels in the setting of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It has been demonstrated that either impaired flow or the absence of flow is associated with an increased rate of mortality. Among available treatment options, intracoronary adenosine is widely used in clinical practice, moreover, adrenaline is a safe alternative for the cases where use of adenosine is limited due to presence of hypotension or bradycardia. Nonetheless, evidence from retrospective and observational studies suggest that intracoronary adrenaline is well tolerated and may exert encouraging effects in prompt recovery of flow in these patients. However, very limited data are available on efficacy of intracoronary (IC) adrenaline in normotensive patients. Therefore, this study is planned to study the hypothesis that; intracoronary adrenaline is safe and has significantly higher efficacy as compared to adenosine for the treatment of no-reflow in normotensive patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
201
Inclusion Criteria
  • All patients with acute coronary syndrome who developed No-reflow during PCI.
  • Patients with systolic blood pressure of > 100 mmHg.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Hypotensive patients
  • Patients with Valvular or congenital heart disease.
  • Patients with Atypical chest pain
  • Patients with Cardiomyopathy
  • Patients with Pericarditis
  • Patients with Myocarditis
  • Patients refused to give consent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Treatment groupAdrenalinePatients receiving intracoronary adrenaline
Control groupAdenosinePatients receiving intracoronary adenosine
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improvement in Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow gradeImmediately after administration of drug
Reduction in TIMI frame countImmediately after administration of drug
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The major adverse cardiovascular eventsDuring hospital stay and at 30-day follow-up

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases

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Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

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