Does detailed imaging of buildup in the heart arteries improve prediction of future heart problems in patients hospitalised with heart attack.

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• Conditions: Coronary heart disease; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases; Myocardial infarction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001680257
• Lead Sponsor: Abbott Vascular

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 12 November 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 582

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients who present to hospital with (1a) NSTEMI and who proceed to inpatient angiography or (1b) STEMI and who proceed to non-emergency in-patient angiography (late presenters, reperfused without PCI; patients who return to the catheter laboratory for in-patient treatment of non-infarct related additional coronary stenosis following initial primary PCI) or (1c) stable or unstable angina.
2. One or more functionally significant coronary lesion where PCI is deemed appropriate
3. Age 18 to 85 years old
4. At least 2 major epicardial coronary arteries (left anterior descending, left circumflex, right coronary arteries) suitable for per protocol OCT.

Exclusion Criteria

1. eGFR less than 40ml/min
2. Unlikely to survive for at least 3 years due to comorbidity
3. Coronary anatomy unsuitable for OCT
4. Pregnancy
5. Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
6. At the time of acute presentation with STEMI treated with primary PCI (see inclusion criteria 1b)
7. Refractory heart failure
8. Known significant non-compliance with medication

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified