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Influence of heart rate reduction on heart injury that happens during interventional coronary procedure and stent deployment in patients with coronary disease

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Ischemic heart disease with stable angina
Circulatory System
Registration Number
ISRCTN59609019
Lead Sponsor
niversity clinical center Maribor
Brief Summary

2014 Abstract results in https://esc365.escardio.org/Congress/ESC-CONGRESS-2014/Poster-session-1-Strategies-to-prevent-PCI-complications/103007-pretreatment-with-ivabradine-reduces-periprocedural-myocardial-injury-and-infarction-in-stable-ischemic-patients-undergoing-coronary-intervention#abstract Presented at ESC Congress 2014 (added 05/08/2021) 2021 Results article in https://actamedbio.mf.um.si/en/article/Heart+rate+reduction+using+ivabradine+protects+against+periprocedural+myocardial+injury+and+angina+symptoms+in+patients+with+stable+coronary+disease+undergoing+coronary+intervention_1363 (added 05/08/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
78
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients scheduled for elective PCI
2. Suspected or established coronary artery disease
3. Presence of sinus rhythm
4. Resting heart frequency above 70 beats per minute

Exclusion Criteria

1. Previous pacemaker implantation
2. Symptoms and signs of heart failure
3. Ejection fraction of left ventricle below 50%
4. Levels of creatinine above upper level of normal (ULN)
5. Already treated with ivabradine

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Periprocedural myocardial injury, measured using cardiac troponin I assay (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics) from blood samples at admission (before the procedure) and 24 hours after the procedure
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Symptoms of angina, assessed with the number of angina attacks (chest pain) per week, on the day of inclusion and 1 month after the inclusion
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