Timing of complete heart artery treatment after a heart attack
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study compares doing the full heart procedure (opening all narrowed arteries) either at the same time as the first procedure or in a second procedure later on. It aims to find out which approach helps people with multiple blocked heart arteries recover better.
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Who can take part
- You must be at least 18 years old.
- You should have had a recent mild to moderate heart attack (called NSTE-ACS) with narrowing in more than one heart artery.
- You must have already had the main blocked artery opened with a stent (a small mesh tube) within 72 hours of your diagnosis.
- At least one other heart artery, about 2.5 mm or wider, must be significantly narrowed (at least 70% or show reduced blood flow) and able to be treated with a stent.
- You must not have had thrombolytic (clot-busting) treatment, be in shock, have very low blood pressure, or have other severe heart conditions.
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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