Diagnostics for the Reperfusion Injury Following MI

March 19, 2009 updated by: RWTH Aachen University

New Imaging and Diagnostic Techniques for the Assessment of Reperfusion Injury in Myocardial Infarction.

The primary purpose of this study is to correlate new cardiac imaging modalities (2D, 3D echocardiography, contrast echocardiography, strain analysis and cardiac MRI) to biochemical parameters as the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway and inflammatory cascades to characterize the reperfusion injury following myocardial infarction and thus providing a basis for further diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

By reperfusion of ischemic myocardium further tissue damage occurs (ischemia / reperfusion injury). Various contributing mechanisms have been discussed in experimental studies, e.g. disturbances in coronary microcirculation and consecutive induction of inflammatory cascades involving formation of reactive oxygen species. The ischemia / reperfusion injury causes diastolic and regional as well as global systolic dysfunction. The time course of the reperfusion injury within the first hours after reperfusion and its effects on the global geometry of the left ventricle have not been investigated so far. In the present study a comprehensive morphological and functional characterisation of the ischemia / reperfusion injury in the acute phase is performed. New cardiac imaging modalities (2D, 3D echocardiography, contrast echocardiography, strain analysis and cardiac MRI)and biochemical parameters including the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway and inflammatory cascades are applied. Hereby morphological and biochemical markers for the functional recovery of myocardial function should be identified.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

200

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Germany
    • NRW
      • Aachen, NRW, Germany, 52074
        • Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonary Diseases and Vascular Medicine at the University Hospital, RWTH Aachen

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

  • patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction and consecutive percutaneous coronary intervention of the infarct-related artery (first myocardial infarction and recurrent myocardial infarction, as long as infarct-related artery is occluded for the first time)
  • written informed consent

or 30 patients with stable CAD (control group 1) or 30 healthy volunteers regarding cardiovascular diseases (control group 2)

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction and consecutive percutaneous coronary intervention of the infarct-related artery (first myocardial infarction and recurrent myocardial infarction, as long as infarct-related artery is occluded for the first time)
  • written informed consent

or 30 patients with stable CAD (control group 1) or 30 healthy volunteers regarding cardiovascular diseases (control group 2)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • minors
  • incompetent persons
  • pregnant and lactating
  • moderate to severe renal insufficiency defined by an GFR < 60 ml/kg/m2
  • missing written consent
  • other reasons complicating a clinical reevaluation and/or coronary angiography

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
1
- patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction and consecutive percutaneous coronary intervention of the infarct-related artery
Drug: contrast echocardiography
directly after PCI, at 24 h after PCI, before discharge and at 6 months
Other Names:
  • with luminity or sonovue
Procedure: 2D and 3D echocardiography
directly after PCI, at 24 h after PCI, before discharge and at 6 months
Procedure: cardiac MRI
before discharge and after 6 months
Procedure: blood sampling

routine lab work plus infarction and inflammation biomarkers

1: before PCI, after PCI, at 34 hours, at discharge, at 6 months 2 and 3: one blood sample in total before PCI in 2 and at any time in 3
2
- 30 patients with stable CAD (control group 1)
Procedure: blood sampling

routine lab work plus infarction and inflammation biomarkers

1: before PCI, after PCI, at 34 hours, at discharge, at 6 months 2 and 3: one blood sample in total before PCI in 2 and at any time in 3
3
- 30 healthy volunteers regarding cardiovascular diseases (control group 2)
Procedure: blood sampling

routine lab work plus infarction and inflammation biomarkers

1: before PCI, after PCI, at 34 hours, at discharge, at 6 months 2 and 3: one blood sample in total before PCI in 2 and at any time in 3

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

RWTH Aachen University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Wolfgang Lepper, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonary Diseases and Vascular Medicine at the University Hospital, RWTH Aachen

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

September 14, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 20, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 19, 2009

Last Verified

March 1, 2009

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • IZKF BIOMAT Aachen TVB 119

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