Delays and heart attack outcomes study
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at how time delays before and during hospital care affect recovery after a heart attack. It may help identify ways to get faster treatment and improve survival.
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Who can take part
- You must be willing to join the study or have a family member agree for you.
- You must receive treatment to open blocked heart arteries, either with medicine or a procedure.
- You must be admitted to Al-Kadhimiya Teaching Hospital within 12 hours of your heart attack symptoms starting.
- You cannot have had a previous heart attack or stable chest pain from blocked arteries.
- You cannot have serious other illnesses like advanced cancer or kidney failure.
- You cannot have been moved to another hospital before treatment started.
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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