Fast Heart Attack Treatment When PCI Will Be Delayed
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests whether giving a clot-busting medication before transferring you to advanced heart attack treatment (PCI—a procedure that opens blocked arteries) is better than waiting. It's for patients having a specific type of heart attack (STEMI) when the advanced treatment center is far away.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older
- You arrived at the hospital within 12 hours of your heart attack symptoms starting
- The heart center that can do advanced treatment (PCI) is predicted to be at least 120 minutes away from diagnosis
- It will take at least 60 minutes to get you admitted and to the PCI procedure
- You do not have a history of serious bleeding problems or conditions that make bleeding risky
- You are able and willing to give informed consent
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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