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Reducing Micro Vascular Dysfunction in Acute Myocardial Infarction by Ticagrelor

Phase 4
Conditions
Myocardial Infarction
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02422888
Lead Sponsor
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Brief Summary

The current trial will compare the protective effect of ticagrelor and prasugrel on microvascular dysfunction in patients with revascularized ST elevation myocardial infarction.

Detailed Description

Coronary microvascular dysfunction is highly prevalent in revascularized ST-elevation myocardial infarction and has important prognostic implications. Current data suggest that ticagrelor might be superior to prasugrel in the reduction of coronary microvasculature dysfunction. Thus, we have designed a clinical trial that will compare microvascular function in revascularized ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients at treatment steady state with ticagrelor or prasugrel. Coronary microvascular dysfunction will be assessed with the index of microcirculatory resistance after primary percutaneous coronary intervention and at 1 month follow-up in the infarct-related vessel and non-infarct related vessel.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
110
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Provision of informed consent
  2. Patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction <12 hours after symptom onset
  3. Successful percutaneous coronary intervention of the infarct-related vessel with a modern drug-eluting stent
  4. Intermediate stenosis in non-infarct-related vessel (50-90%)
Exclusion Criteria
  1. history of myocardial infarction
  2. Participation in another clinical study with an investigational product during the preceding 30 days
  3. history of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or 'transient ischaemic attack' (TIA)
  4. History of intracranial haemorrhage
  5. indication or use of oral anticoagulant therapy (i.e. acenocoumarol)
  6. severe liver dysfunction (Child-Pugh score 10-15)
  7. congestive heart failure
  8. cardiogenic shock
  9. left ventricular ejection fraction < 35%
  10. bleeding diathesis
  11. age ≥ 75 or < 18
  12. body weight < 60 kg
  13. gout
  14. coagulation disorders
  15. severe pulmonary disease
  16. pregnancy and breast feeding
  17. limited life expectancy
  18. platelet count < 100 000/mm3
  19. history of drug addiction or alcohol abuse in the past 2 years
  20. need for chronic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
  21. creatinine clearance <30 mL/min or dialysis
  22. chronic total occlusion (CTO)
  23. Left main disease
  24. allergy or contra-indication for ticagrelor or prasugrel
  25. Contra-indication for adenosine
  26. Patients unable to be followed on-site
  27. Unable to undergo or contra-indications for MRI
  28. Contra-indication for drug-eluting stent
  29. Inability to obtain informed consent
  30. Coronary artery bypass grafting in medical history

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PrasugrelPrasugrelPrasugrel 10 mg once a day, tablet Duration: 1 year after PCI
TicagrelorTicagrelorTicagrelor 90 mg twice a day, tablet Duration: 1 year after PCI
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR)1 month after primary PCI

measured in the infarct-related artery

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The reactive hyperemia index (RHI)1 month and 1 year after primary PCI
Intra-myocardial haemorrhage3 days after primary PCI

measured with MRI

Delta Index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR)Baseline vs. 1 month follow-up

measured in the infarct-related artery and non-infarct related artery

Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels1 month after primary PCI

Blood measurements

Myocardial salvage1 month after primary PCI

measured with MRI

Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) recovery1 month after primary PCI

measured with MRI

Microvascular obstruction3 days after primary PCI

measured with MRI

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

VU University Medical Center

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Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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