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Does helium protect the heart against ischaemia-reperfusion damage in patients with acute myocardial infarction?

Phase 2
Conditions
Myocardial infarction
10011082
Registration Number
NL-OMON34155
Lead Sponsor
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria

Age 18-75 years
STEMI, treatment with primary PCI
Chest pain duration less than 12 hours

Exclusion Criteria

Left bundle-branch block
Trombolytic therapy in the last 30 days
Prio infarction
Prior CABG
Left main stenosis, requiring CABG
Mechanical ventilation
High catecholamines usages
IABP or Impella
Glibenclamide usage
Kidney failure
Contraindication for MRI

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Infarct size as percentage of the area at risk, determined by MRI 2-4 days<br /><br>after PCI. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>MRI on day 2-4: infarct size, area-at-risk (=edema), left ventricular volumes<br /><br>(LVEDV, LVESV) and ejection fraction<br /><br>MRI after 4 months: infarct size, left ventricular volumes (LVEDV, LVESV) and<br /><br>ejection fraction<br /><br>Troponin: at baseline, 6 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours, 24 hours, 30 hours, 36<br /><br>hours, 42 hours and 48 hours<br /><br>NT-proBNP at baseline, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 4 days and 4<br /><br>months<br /><br>MACE rate during 4 month follow-up<br /><br>NYHA class at 30 days and 4 months</p><br>
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