Counterpulsation Reduces Infarct Size Pre-PCI for AMI

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

In brief

Subjects with anterior acute STEMI who receive an IABC before primary PCI will have decreased MI size.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00833612

Run by

Datascope Corp.

People needed

339

Starts

2008-12-01

Expected to finish

2011-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-06-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Able to understand and sign an ICF
• ≥ 18 and ≤ 90 years of age
• General good health, in the opinion of the investigator
• ST elevation of 2mm in 2 contiguous anterior leads or ≥ 4mm total in anterior leads
• Scheduled for PCI < 6 hours from onset of symptoms of MI

You may not qualify if…

• Known contraindication to MRI
• Prior thrombolytic therapy during the index event
• Known history of MI
• Known severe aortic insufficiency
• Known aortic aneurysm
• Known severe calcific aorta-iliac disease or peripheral vascular disease
• Experiencing cardiac shock
• Known end-stage renal disease
• Weight >400 lbs. or height <4 ft.

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• University of Southern California — Los Angeles, California, United States
• Washington Hospital Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• Cleveland Clinic Florida — Weston, Florida, United States
• Tufts Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Essentia Institute of Rural Health (St Mary's) — Duluth, Minnesota, United States
• University of Nebraska Medical Center — Omaha, Nebraska, United States
• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey — Newark, New Jersey, United States
• Newark Beth Israel Hospital — Newark, New Jersey, United States
• University of Rochester Medical Center-Strong Memorial Hospital — Rochester, New York, United States
• Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States
• Lancaster General Hospital — Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
• Temple University Hospital — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Allegheny General Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Houston, Texas, United States
• Flinders Medical Centre — Bedford Park, Australia
• Virga Jesse — Hasselt, Belgium
• Institut Hospitalier Jacques Cartier — Massy, Alsace, France
• Klinik fur Innere Medizin und Kardiologie — Dresden, Germany
• University of Freiburg — Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
• Herzzentrum Leipzig GmbH — Leipzig, Germany
• Gurunanak CARE Hospital — Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
• Baroda Heart Institute and Research Centre — Vadodara, Gujarat, India
• Saint John's Medical College and Hospital — Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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