Testing low-dose clot-busting drug after heart attack stent
Treatments studied
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a low-dose clot-busting medicine placed into the heart artery after a primary stent can improve outcomes in people with a certain type of heart attack. It also involves short hospital follow-ups and a heart MRI to look at how the heart is recovering.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You’re over 18 and your STEMI heart attack started within the last 6 hours
- Your symptoms lasted at least 20 minutes and your ECG confirmed STEMI
- You can understand the consent form and sign it, and you can attend all visits/tests
- When you get your stent during the procedure, it must be a metal drug-eluting stent
- You agree to have a heart MRI shortly after discharge (3–7 days) and again at 6 months
- You should have primary PCI (a stent procedure) done—this study is not for people who don’t get it
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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