Glucose-insulin-potassium infusion in patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarctio
Completed
- Conditions
- ST elevation myocardial infarction (mi)Circulatory SystemAcute myocardial infarction
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN56720616
- Lead Sponsor
- etherlands Heart Foundation (Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 940
Inclusion Criteria
All consecutive patients with symptoms consistent with acute MI of >30 min duration, presenting within 24 hours after the onset of symptoms and with an ST-segment elevation of more than 1 mm (0.1 mV) in two or more contiguous leads on the electrocardiogram, or new onset left bundle branch block, were evaluated for inclusion in this single-center study. Patients presented at our center and patients referred for treatment of high-risk myocardial infarction (MI) from nine referring hospitals without angioplasty facilities were included.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients were excluded when pre-treated with thrombolysis or when an illness associated with a marked restricted life expectancy was present.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 30-day mortality
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recurrent infarction, repeat coronary angioplasty, and the composite incidence of death, recurrent infarction, or repeat coronary angioplasty.