Status:

COMPLETED

Persantin Preceding Elective PCI

Lead Sponsor:

Radboud University Medical Center

Conditions:

Coronary Heart Disease

Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

In this study the investigators will investigate whether a short pretreatment (3-7 days) with dipyridamole 200mg twice daily will protect patients against myocardial injury sustained during an electiv...

Detailed Description

Rationale: In elective PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) up to 40% of the patients show an asymptomatic rise in myonecrosis marker troponin-I. This release of troponin-I has been found to repr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients accepted for elective single, native vessel (left anterior descending, right coronary artery or ramus circumflexus (LAD, RCA or RCX)) PCI in the RUNMC
  • Troponin-I \< 0,20 mmol/L at screening
  • Signed Informed consent

Exclusion

  • unstable angina
  • recent myocardial infarction (STEMI or non-STEMI), during two weeks prior to inclusion
  • 3-Vessel disease as seen on coronary angiogram
  • Stenotic lesion in main stem as seen on coronary angiogram
  • CABG in medical history
  • asthma (recurrent episodes of dyspnoea and wheezing, or usage of prescribed inhalation medication: i.e. corticosteroids or B2-agonists)
  • Treatment with insulin
  • Use of prescribed oral anticoagulants (coumarin derivates)
  • Use of oral corticosteroids
  • Use of sulfonylurea derivates (glibenclamide, tolbutamide, gliclazide, glimepiride)
  • Use of heparin or low molecular weight heparin
  • Use of metformin
  • Use of dipyridamole
  • Chronic use of Non Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID's)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00767663

Start Date

October 1 2008

End Date

February 1 2010

Last Update

October 30 2015

Active Locations (2)

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1

RUNMC

Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6500HB

2

Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital

Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6532SZ