Clot removal for heart attack on the front of the heart
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests whether using a special device to remove blood clots during emergency heart artery opening can improve outcomes for people having a major heart attack on the front of the heart. It is for patients who get to the hospital quickly after symptoms start.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 75 years old.
- You have a major heart attack affecting the front of your heart, with specific EKG changes and wall motion problems on imaging.
- The blocked artery is the left anterior descending (LAD) artery, near its start.
- You arrive at the hospital within 1 to 6 hours of chest pain starting.
- Your doctors plan to do emergency angioplasty (stenting) to open the artery.
- You do not have certain other heart conditions, recent stroke, active bleeding, or severe organ problems.
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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