Acute myocardial infarction
Conditions
Interventions
Low-energy extracorporeal cardiac shock wave therapy (3 times in the first week. 30 or less spots around infarcted area, 200 shots/spot each time)
Sponsors
Tohoku University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) 20-79 year-old men, 20-74-year-old women. 2) Reperfusion therapy is succeeded with no distal emboli. 3) Therapy can be started within 72 hours after the onset of AMI. 4) The peak CK in serum is 4000 U/L or less.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with cardiogenic shock or congestive heart failure (who require continuous infusion of cardiovascular agents such as inotropic agents or vasodilators). 2) Patients with severe arrhythmia requiring a cardioversion procedure after PCI. 3) Broad anterior AMI. 4) Patients whose target area cannot be observed with echocardiography. 5) Post-breast augmentation surgery with silicon pad. 6) Intracardiac thrombus. 7) Patients who have malignancy or who have undergone surgery because of malignancy within the past five years.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| LV volume and LV ejection fraction at 6 months and 12 months after AMI | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKenta Ito
Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Outcome results
None listed