Status:

COMPLETED

Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Primary PCI

Lead Sponsor:

University of Aarhus

Collaborating Sponsors:

Falck, Denmark

Doctor's ambulance Services, Aarhus, Denmark

Conditions:

Myocardial Infarction

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) is the preferred treatment in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The infarct-related artery (IRA) can be opened in more than 90% of the patie...

Detailed Description

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) is the preferred treatment in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The infarct-related artery (IRA) can be opened in more than 90% of the patie...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Acute chest pain or equivalent symptoms during \> 30 minutes.
  • Duration of symptoms \< 12 hours.
  • Cumulated ST elevation \> 2 mm in two contiguous leads.
  • Age ≥ 18 years.
  • Informed consent

Exclusion

  • Previous by-pass surgery.
  • Pulseless femoral artery.
  • Left bundle branch block in ECG (LBBB).
  • Acute MI and/or treatment with thrombolysis within 30 days.
  • Patients treated with cooling or patients who have had cardiac arrest.
  • Diabetic patients
  • Patients with arteriovenous shunts for the purpose of hemodialysis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

250 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00435266

Start Date

February 1 2007

End Date

February 1 2009

Last Update

February 17 2009

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Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby

Aarhus N, Denmark, 8200