Myocardial Oedema in Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

January 31, 2013 updated by: Barts & The London NHS Trust

Determination of the Time Course of Myocardial Oedema Post Myocardial Infarction Treated With Primary Angioplasty Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Despite recent improvements in treatment, myocardial infarction (heart attack) is still a leading cause of illness and death in the UK. Following the acute event, it is difficult to predict which patients are at risk of further problems, such as heart failure and is therefore difficult to know which patients need more aggressive/intensive treatment and monitoring.

There needs to be a test which is safe, reliable and reproducible that can be used shortly after a heart attack to both predict future cardiac events and to allow the efficacy of new treatments to be assessed.

Myocardial oedema (swelling of the heart muscle) has been demonstrated using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR), to occur following a heart attack and has been suggested as a marker for future cardiac events. The optimum time to perform this scan, the method of data analysis and it's effectiveness as a predictor of future cardiac events has not been adequately assessed.

This trial will assess the amount and natural time-course of oedema in the first 10 days following a heart attack. It will also correlate the amount of oedema with the size of scar (damaged heart muscle) and left ventricular ejection fraction (heart function) at 3 months to assess if it is a predictive marker.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

20

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

  • United Kingdom
    • Greater London
      • London, Greater London, United Kingdom, E2 9JX
        • The London Chest Hospital

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

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients admitted to The London Chest Hospital following an ST elevation myocardial infarction who have been successfully treated with primary angioplasty.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients presenting to the London Chest Hospital with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction and treated with primary angioplasty and stent implantation within 12 hours of symptom onset
  2. Acute PCI / stent implantation has been successful (residual stenosis visually < 30% and TIMI flow ≥ 2)
  3. At the time of inclusion, the patient no longer requires intravenous catecholamines or mechanical hemodynamic support (aortic balloon pump)
  4. Serum troponin >1ng/ml 12 hours after onset of pain
  5. The patient is able to give written informed consent
  6. The patient must be able to understand and communicate in English

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known cardiomyopathy
  2. Previous documented myocardial infarction
  3. Previous percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass surgery
  4. Significant renal dysfunction (EGFR<30)
  5. Systemic steroid therapy
  6. Current non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use
  7. Chronic inflammatory disease
  8. Neoplastic disease without documented remission within the past 5 years
  9. Pregnancy
  10. Reduced mental capacity leading to inability to obtain informed consent
  11. Participation in another clinical trial within the last 30 days

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
Post MI patients
Patients recruited following a successfully reperfused myocardial infarction using primary angioplasty.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Extent and time course of myocardial oedema over the first 10 days post MI
Time Frame: Days 1, 3 and 10 post MI
Days 1, 3 and 10 post MI

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Left ventricular ejection fraction and left ventricular scar size at 3 months
Time Frame: 90 days post MI
90 days post MI

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Barts & The London NHS Trust

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Thomas R Burchell, BSc, MB BS, Bart's and The London NHS Trust, United Kingdom

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 29, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 29, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

September 30, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 1, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 31, 2013

Last Verified

September 1, 2009

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BLT006964

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