Test a heart procedure guide during emergency STEMI treatment
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial studies whether adding a special heart “reset” step (ischemic postconditioning) and using an imaging guide during the emergency procedure can improve outcomes for people having a STEMI heart attack. It’s meant to optimize treatment when a blocked heart artery is being opened.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- Your chest pain started suddenly and is less than 12 hours ago.
- Your heart attack looks like a STEMI on your ECG (heart tracing), or new left bundle branch block with specific ECG changes.
- You are able and willing to give informed consent (or consent is possible for you).
- You are not pregnant (or pregnancy must be ruled out).
- Doctors can perform the planned procedure without needing to treat you in a way that the trial can’t use (for example, if a clot-removal method is unavoidable).
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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