Status:
COMPLETED
Left Atrial Distensibility and Left Ventricular Filling Pressure in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Lead Sponsor:
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.
Collaborating Sponsors:
No other funding source in this study
Conditions:
Myocardial Infarction
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Left atrial volume (LAV) provides the significant prognostic information in the general population and patients with heart disease, including acute myocardial infarction, left ventricular dysfunction,...
Detailed Description
Study population: Between December 2007 and March 2009, this study enrolled AMI patients who had received cardiac catheterization for potential coronary intervention. AMI was defined using the Europea...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Myocardial infarction was detected by the presence of at least two of the following criteria: chest pain lasting more than 30 minutes, typical electrocardiographic changes, and elevated creatinine kinase-MB fraction. Consecutive patients 18 years of age or older who presented within 12 hours after the onset of acute myocardial infarction were considered for enrollment.
Exclusion
- 1\) presence of mitral stenosis or prosthetic mitral valves
- 2\) more than mild severity of aortic/mitral valvular problem
- 3\) any abnormality of atrial septum (e.g., atrial septal defect or aneurysm)
- 4\) rhythm other than sinus rhythm
- 5\) inadequate image quality
- 6\) lack of informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
521 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01168609
Start Date
December 1 2007
End Date
July 1 2010
Last Update
July 23 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Taiwan, 886