Status:
COMPLETED
Clinical Outcomes of Angioplasty Postconditioning
Lead Sponsor:
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Conditions:
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
We previously demonstrated that postconditioning by coronary angioplasty can decrease infarct size (as measured by cardiac enzyme release) in patients with ongoing acute myocardial infarction. It is c...
Detailed Description
Randomized, controlled, single-blinded trial comparing postconditioning to control (no intervention). Postconditioning consists of four episodes of one minute inflation followed by one minute deflatio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male and female patients, aged more than 18, with suspected first acute myocardial infarction, within 6 hours of the onset of chest pain, with a need for emergency revascularization by angioplasty. Patients must display a fully occluded (TIMI zero flow) culprit coronary artery, absence of visible collaterals and exhibit TIMI flow \>2 after direct stenting by angioplasty.
Exclusion
- Cardiac arrest or cardiogenic shock
- occlusion of the circumflex coronary artery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
91 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00419198
Start Date
September 1 2005
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
May 28 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Michel Ovize
Lyon, France, 69677