Coronary Flow Reserve and Glucometabolic State

February 17, 2009 updated by: Medicinsk Forsknings Afdeling

Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve According to Glucometabolic State in Acute Myocardial Infarction; Relation to Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function

Diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor for the development of ischemic heart disease, and patients with diabetes mellitus have a worse outcome following an acute myocardial infarction than non-diabetic patients. Furthermore, abnormal glucose metabolism below the diagnostic threshold of diabetes mellitus is also associated with increased risk of death compared to patients with a normal glucose metabolism. The frequency of abnormal glucose metabolism in acute myocardial infarction is high, and approximately 70% of myocardial infarction patients have diabetes mellitus, newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose tolerance, leaving only 30% with normal glucose metabolism. The increased mortality among patients with acute myocardial infarction and abnormal glucose metabolism seems mainly related to a higher occurrence of congestive heart failure, suggesting that an abnormal glucose metabolism may play an important role among others in endothelial dysfunction, infarct healing and overall left ventricle function. This raises the question, whether patients with acute myocardial infarction and abnormal glucose metabolism have increased frequency of micro- or macrovascular disease or both.

Coronary flow velocity reserve reflects the patency of the epicardial coronary artery in combination with vasodilator capacity of the microcirculation and may therefore offer a tool for assessment of macro- and microcirculation.

This study will focus on the relation between coronary flow velocity reserve estimated by transthoracal Doppler echocardiography and mortality, risk for heart failure and left ventricle function after acute myocardial infarction stratified according to glycometabolic state

Study Overview

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

190

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

      • Svendborg, Denmark, 5700
        • Hospital of Fünen Svendborg

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients suffering from a acute myocardial infarction

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Newly diagnosed first AMI based on characteristic clinical symptoms and/or electrocardiographic signs of AMI and Troponin T or I or CK-MB over diagnostic limits for AMI
  2. Referral for coronary arteriography based on the actual myocardial infarction
  3. Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Previous myocardial infarction
  2. Asthma bronchiale
  3. 2 or/and 3 degree atrio-ventricular block and paced rhythm
  4. Mental state that makes the patient unavailable in attending the study
  5. Use of dipyridamol
  6. Sick Sinus Syndrome

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
No treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Brian B Løgstrup, MD, Medicinsk Forsknings Afdeling

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 17, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 17, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

February 18, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 18, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 17, 2009

Last Verified

February 1, 2009

More Information

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