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- Clinical Trial NCT01122069
Contrast Echocardiography in Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Contrast Echocardiography in Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion in Patients With Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
In patients with acute myocardial infarction, treatment logistics are primarily defined based upon ST segment shift in the electrocardiogram. While patients with ST elevation (STEMI) are forwarded to immediate coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention, patients without ST elevation (NSTEMI) are initially medically treated and recommended coronary angiography within 48-72 hours.
Early invasive treatment has been found cost-effective in intermediate and high-risk NSTEMI patients and current guidelines recommend use of the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score to identify patients who will benefit from early intervention due to high risk of new infraction and cardiovascular death. However, new research has suggested that TIMI risk score may not always identify patients with severe angiographic disease.
The purpose of this study was to assess if contrast echocardiography could be used to identify NSTEMI patients with angiographically severe disease independent of their TIMI risk score.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Bergen, Norway
- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- acute non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
Exclusion Criteria:
- hemodynamic unstable
- mechanical prosthetic heart valve
- severly reduced pulmonary function
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Contrast echocardiography
110 patients with acute non-ST elevation myocardial infarct were examined with contrast echocardiography prior to coronary angiography.
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Perflutren Lipid Microsphere ultrasound contrast 0.01 ml/kg administered as intravenous bolus
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Mai Tone Lønnebakken, MD, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Eskerud I, Gerdts E, Nordrehaug JE, Lonnebakken MT. Global Coronary Artery Plaque Area is Associated with Myocardial Hypoperfusion in Women with Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2015 May;24(5):367-73. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2014.4920. Epub 2015 Feb 18.
- Lonnebakken MT, Nordrehaug JE, Gerdts E. No gender difference in the extent of myocardial ischemia in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2014 Jan;21(1):123-9. doi: 10.1177/2047487312454107. Epub 2012 Jul 2.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- MCE-NSTEMI
- REK237.07 (Other Identifier: Regional Ethics Committee West Norway)
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