Pre-hospital administration of Amiodarone for reducing the short-time mortality of AICS.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Acute coronary syndrome.Acute Ischaemic Heart Disease
- Registration Number
- IRCT138905064357N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Iranian Emergency and Disaster Managment Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2400
Inclusion Criteria
Presence of Acute Coronary Syndrome criteria referred to hospitals with EMS with the following conditions: diffuse precordial or substernal pain with at least 20 min duration and lasts until patient visits by EMS, no other significant diagnosis for present chest pain, age more than 45 years old in men and more than 50 years old in women, Systolic Blood Pressure 100mm/Hg or higher, Pulse Rate equal to 60 or more, no history of drug sensitivity to Amiodarone
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of arrhythmia. Timepoint: on arrival to hospital. Method of measurement: EKG analysis in hospital.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mortality rate. Timepoint: a week and a month later. Method of measurement: Death rate during a month after the internention.