Acute coronary syndrome Circulatory System Other acute ischaemic heart diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will have blood sampled at admission then subsequently at time intervals 1, 2, 3, 6, 12 and 24 hours after admission. Blood will be spun and serum/plasma aliquoted then frozen at -80 degrees
Sponsors
Southern Health and Social Care Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consecutive male and female patients over 18 years of age with a clinical diagnosis of possible acute coronary syndrome.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to provide informed consent 2. Terminal malignancy 3. Patient received anticogulant treatment or fibrinolysis prior to enrolment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Sensitivity and specificity of investigational biomarkers when compared to troponin T at two prespecified time points after symptom onset: 4 hours, 6 hours 2. Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) defined as in hospital reinfarction (defined as further clinical signs and/or symptoms and greater than or equal to 20% increase in Troponin value 6 - 9 hours after the event), stroke, revascularisation, further admission with ACS heart failure hospitalisation, death | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Bleeding complications (assessed according to the TIMI bleeding classification) 2. In hospital revascularistion. Within this subset presenting coronary anatomy and revascularisation type will be assessed 3. Length of hospital stay | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed