Study Evaluating How Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Are Managed During 2 Years After Discharge (EPICOR)

April 16, 2013 updated by: AstraZeneca

Long-term Follow-up of Antithrombotic Management Patterns in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients

The aim of this international study is to describe the short- and long-term (i.e. up to 2 years following the index event) antithrombotic management patterns (AMPs) in patients hospitalized for acute coronary syndromes (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTE-ACS)), and to document the impact of AMPs in clinical outcomes, economic variables and quality of life in a 'real-life' setting and to compare these between sites, countries and regions.

Study Overview

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

10568

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

      • Avellaneda, Argentina
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      • Bahia Blanca, Argentina
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      • Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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      • Ciudadela, Argentina
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      • Cordoba, Argentina
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      • Corrientes, Argentina
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      • General Roca, Argentina
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      • Mar del Plata, Argentina
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      • Mendoza, Argentina
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      • Monteros, Argentina
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      • Quilmes, Argentina
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      • Rosario, Argentina
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      • Salta, Argentina
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      • San Isidro, Argentina
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      • San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina
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      • San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
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      • (Jette) Bruxelles, Belgium
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      • Aalst, Belgium
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      • Antwerpen, Belgium
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      • Brasschaat, Belgium
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      • Brugge, Belgium
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      • Brussel, Belgium
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      • Bruxelles, Belgium
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      • Charleroi, Belgium
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      • Chenee, Belgium
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      • Dendermonde, Belgium
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      • Edegem, Belgium
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      • Eeklo, Belgium
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      • Genk, Belgium
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      • La Louviere, Belgium
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      • Leuven, Belgium
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      • Lier, Belgium
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      • Merksem, Belgium
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      • Mol, Belgium
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      • Mons, Belgium
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      • Montigny-le-Tilleul, Belgium
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      • Namur, Belgium
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      • Oostende, Belgium
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      • Ottignies, Belgium
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      • Overpelt, Belgium
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      • Roeselare, Belgium
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      • Ronse, Belgium
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      • Seraing, Belgium
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      • Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
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      • Soignies, Belgium
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      • Tienen, Belgium
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      • Tournai, Belgium
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      • Turnhout, Belgium
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      • Veurne, Belgium
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      • Aracaju, Brazil
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      • Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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      • Blumenau, Brazil
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      • Brasilia, Brazil
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      • Campina Grande do Sul, Brazil
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      • Campo Grande, Brazil
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      • Curitiba, Brazil
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      • Marilia, Brazil
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      • Porto Alegre, Brazil
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      • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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      • Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil
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      • Sao Paulo, Brazil
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      • Tatu, Brazil
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      • Uberlandia, Brazil
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      • Votuporanga, Brazil
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      • Aalborg, Denmark
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      • Aarhus, Denmark
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      • Esbjerg, Denmark
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      • Fredericia, Denmark
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      • Frederiksberg, Denmark
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      • Haderslev, Denmark
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      • Hellerup, Denmark
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      • Herning, Denmark
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      • Hvidovre, Denmark
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      • Kobenhavn NV, Denmark
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      • Kobenhavn o, Denmark
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      • Odense C, Denmark
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      • Silkeborg, Denmark
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      • Varde, Denmark
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      • Espoo, Finland
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      • Helsinki, Finland
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      • Jyväskylä, Finland
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      • Kuopio, Finland
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      • Lahti, Finland
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      • Rovaniemi, Finland
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      • Seinäjoki, Finland
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      • Tampere, Finland
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      • Turku, Finland
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      • Antony, France
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      • Argenteuil, France
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      • Avignon, France
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      • Belfort, France
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      • Boulogne Billancourt, France
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      • Bourges, France
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      • Brest, France
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      • Brive La Gaillarde, France
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      • Caen, France
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      • Chambery, France
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      • Colmar, France
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      • Dijon, France
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      • Dunkerque, France
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      • Haguenau, France
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      • Hopital Civil (strasbourg Cedex), France
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      • La Rochelle, France
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      • La Source, France
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      • Lagny Sur Marne, France
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      • Le Chesnay, France
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      • Le Coudray, France
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      • Marignane, France
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      • Marseille, France
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      • Metz, France
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      • Montfermeil, France
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      • Mulhouse, France
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      • Nice, France
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      • Paris, France
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      • Reims, France
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      • St Brieuc, France
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      • Strasbourg Cedex, France
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      • Suresnes, France
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      • Valence, France
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      • Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France
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      • Berlin, Germany
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      • Bielefeld, Germany
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      • Cloppenburg, Germany
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      • Detmold, Germany
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      • Dortmund, Germany
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      • Essen, Germany
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      • Greifswald, Germany
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      • Hannover, Germany
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      • Heidelberg, Germany
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      • Herrsching, Germany
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      • Landshut, Germany
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      • Leverkusen, Germany
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      • Lubeck, Germany
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      • Ludwigshafen, Germany
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      • Mainz, Germany
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      • Monchengladbach, Germany
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      • Athens, Greece
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      • Chios, Greece
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      • Edessa, Greece
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      • Elefsina, Greece
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      • Heraklion, Greece
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      • Ioannina, Greece
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      • Larisa, Greece
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      • Patra, Greece
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      • Ptolemaida, Greece
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      • Ancona, Italy
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      • Catania, Italy
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      • Ferrara, Italy
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      • Firenze, Italy
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      • Genova, Italy
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      • Massa, Italy
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      • Milano, Italy
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      • Napoli Caserta, Italy
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      • Nuoro, Italy
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      • Ospedale di Macerata, Italy
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      • Siracusa, Italy
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      • Treviso, Italy
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      • Udine, Italy
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      • Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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      • Cardenas, Tabasco, Mexico
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      • Chihuahua, Mexico
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      • Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
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      • Durango, Mexico
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      • Durango, Durango, Mexico
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      • Guadalajara, Mexico
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      • Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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      • Guanajuato, Mexico
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      • Leon Guanajuato, Mexico
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      • Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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      • Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
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      • Mexico City, Mexico
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      • Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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      • Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
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      • Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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      • Queretaro, Mexico
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      • Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico
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      • San Luis Potosi, Mexico
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      • Sinaloa, Culiacan, Mexico
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      • Tabasco, Mexico
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      • Tijuana B.C., Mexico
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      • Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
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      • Torreon, Mexico
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      • Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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      • Amstelveen, Netherlands
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      • Amsterdam, Netherlands
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      • Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
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      • Beverwijk, Netherlands
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      • Delft, Netherlands
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      • Den Haag, Netherlands
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      • Stadskanaal, Netherlands
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      • Zwolle, Netherlands
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      • Bergen, Norway
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      • Bodo, Norway
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      • Elverum, Norway
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      • Flekkefjord, Norway
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      • Forde, Norway
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      • Gjovik, Norway
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      • Hamar, Norway
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      • Hammerfest, Norway
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      • Harstad, Norway
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      • Haugesund, Norway
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      • Honefoss, Norway
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      • Kongsvinger, Norway
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      • Kristiansund N, Norway
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      • Levanger, Norway
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      • Lillehammer, Norway
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      • Molde, Norway
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      • Oslo, Norway
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      • Rjukan, Norway
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      • Rud, Norway
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      • Skien, Norway
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      • Tonsberg, Norway
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      • Tynset, Norway
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      • Bydgoszcz, Poland
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      • Jelenia Gora, Poland
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      • Kalisz, Poland
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      • Koszalin, Poland
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      • Krakow, Poland
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      • Olawa, Poland
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      • Olsztyn, Poland
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      • Opole, Poland
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      • Ostrow Maz., Poland
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      • Poznan, Poland
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      • Pruszkow, Poland
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      • Radom, Poland
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      • Sandomierz, Poland
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      • Starogard Gdanski, Poland
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      • Tarnow, Poland
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      • Torun, Poland
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      • Walbrzych, Poland
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      • Warszawa, Poland
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      • Wloclawek, Poland
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      • Wroclaw, Poland
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      • Alba Iulia, Romania
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      • Arad, Romania
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      • Bacau, Romania
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      • Baia Mare, Romania
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      • Bistrita, Romania
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      • Braila, Romania
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      • Brasov, Romania
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      • Bucuresti, Romania
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      • Buzau, Romania
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      • Cluj Napoca, Romania
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      • Constanta, Romania
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      • Craiova, Romania
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      • Drobeta-turnu Severin, Romania
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      • Focsani, Romania
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      • Galati, Romania
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      • Hunedoara, Romania
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      • Iasi, Romania
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      • Oradea, Romania
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      • Piatra Neamt, Romania
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      • Pitesti, Romania
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      • Ploiesti, Romania
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      • Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
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      • Sibiu, Romania
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      • Slatina, Romania
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      • Timisoara, Romania
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      • Zalau, Romania
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      • Ljubljana, Slovenia
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      • Maribor, Slovenia
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      • Alcala de Henares, Spain
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      • Alcoy, Spain
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      • Alicante, Spain
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      • Aranjuez, Spain
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      • Avila, Spain
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      • Barcelona, Spain
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      • Baza, Spain
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      • Ciudad Real, Spain
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      • Coslada, Spain
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      • Elche, Spain
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      • Elda, Spain
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      • Ferrol, Spain
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      • Fuenlabrada, Spain
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      • Gandia, Spain
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      • Huelva, Spain
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      • Igualada, Spain
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      • Leon, Spain
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      • Lugo, Spain
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      • Madrid, Spain
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      • Palencia, Spain
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      • Pozoblanco, Spain
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      • Puertollano, Spain
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      • Salamanca, Spain
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      • San Juan, Spain
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      • San Sebastian de los Reyes, Spain
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      • Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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      • Segovia, Spain
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      • Sevilla, Spain
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      • Tarragona, Spain
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      • Terrassa, Spain
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      • Torrevieja, Spain
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      • Tortosa, Spain
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      • Valencia, Spain
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      • Velez-Malaga, Spain
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      • Vic, Spain
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      • Villa Joyosa, Spain
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      • Zaragoza, Spain
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      • Adana, Turkey
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      • Ankara, Turkey
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      • Antalya, Turkey
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      • Canakkale, Turkey
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      • Diyarbak?r, Turkey
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      • Erzurum, Turkey
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      • Gaziantep, Turkey
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      • Istanbul, Turkey
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      • Kayseri, Turkey
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      • Malatya, Turkey
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      • Mersin, Turkey
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      • Trabzon, Turkey
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      • Airdrie, United Kingdom
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      • Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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      • Belfast, United Kingdom
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      • Birmingham, United Kingdom
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      • Blackburn, United Kingdom
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      • Blackpool, United Kingdom
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      • Craigavon, United Kingdom
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      • East Kilbride, United Kingdom
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      • Essex, United Kingdom
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      • Glasgow, United Kingdom
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      • Harrow, United Kingdom
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      • Hastings, United Kingdom
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      • Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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      • High Wycombe, United Kingdom
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      • Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom
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      • Livingston, United Kingdom
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      • London, United Kingdom
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      • Manchester, United Kingdom
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      • Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
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      • Morriston Hospital (Swansea), United Kingdom
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      • Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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      • Peterborough, United Kingdom
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      • Rotherham, United Kingdom
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      • Sheffield, United Kingdom
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      • Stevenage, United Kingdom
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      • Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom
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      • Worcester, United Kingdom
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      • Barquisimeto, Venezuela
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      • Caracas, Venezuela
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      • Coro, Venezuela
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      • Maracaibo, Venezuela
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      • Maracay, Venezuela
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      • Oriente, Venezuela
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      • Valencia, Venezuela
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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

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients hospitalized within 24 hours of onset of symptoms and diagnosed with unstable angina (UA), STEMI or non-STEMI(NSTEMI). Patients will be invited to participate by the hospital (Academic or Community) which is going to discharge the patient.

Participating investigators will belong to hospitals (Academic, Community, with/without cathlab, etc), in the proportion representing the reality of where this kind of patients are managed in each country.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of myocardial infarction or unstable angina
  • Hospitalized for the first time within 24 hours of onset of symptoms

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of any condition/circumstance which in the opinion of the investigator could significantly limit the complete follow up of the patient (e.g. tourist, non-native speaker or does not understand the local language, psychiatric disturbances)
  • Current participation in a clinical trial.

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

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
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Patients, older than 18, hospitalized within 24 hours of onset of symptoms and diagnosed with UA, STEMI or NSTEMI

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Clinical outcomes (ischemic and bleeding) incidence and time to these clinical outcomes
Time Frame: Longitudinal during 2 years after index event (phone calls to the patients at 6 weeks and each 3 months after index event)
Longitudinal during 2 years after index event (phone calls to the patients at 6 weeks and each 3 months after index event)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Antithrombotic treatments
Time Frame: Longitudinal during 2 years after index event (phone calls to the patients at 6 weeks and each 3 months after index event)
Longitudinal during 2 years after index event (phone calls to the patients at 6 weeks and each 3 months after index event)
Use of health care resources
Time Frame: Longitudinal during 2 years after index event (phone calls to the patients at 6 weeks and each 3 months after index event)
Longitudinal during 2 years after index event (phone calls to the patients at 6 weeks and each 3 months after index event)
Quality of life
Time Frame: At index event (baseline) and then at 6 weeks and each 3 months after index event
At index event (baseline) and then at 6 weeks and each 3 months after index event

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Director: Mónica Tafalla, Medical Department.AstraZeneca Spain

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 27, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 27, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

July 28, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 17, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 16, 2013

Last Verified

April 1, 2013

More Information

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