Myocardial Infarction
Conditions
Keywords
Myocardial infarction, Angioplasty, Coronary stenting, Abciximab, Myocardial reperfusion, Microcirculation, EKG, ST elevation myocardial infarction within 6 h of symptom onset
Brief summary
Mechanical recanalization of the culprit artery in acute myocardial infarction using stents provides in 2003, TIMI 3 flow restoration in more than 90% of patients. However, the prognosis of this condition remains poor, to a large degree because of microcirculatory dysfunction that is observed, in near than 20 to 40 % of patients, during or following primary percutaneous intervention. The lack of ST-segment elevation resolution after angioplasty with stenting is a marker of microcirculatory dysfunction and is associated with a poor prognosis. Routine administration with primary stenting of the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor Abciximab in acute myocardial infarction is still a matter of debate with conflicting results emerging from two major clinical studies ADMIRAL and CADILLAC. However, evidences are in favour of a benefit of this treatment especially when administrated early (in a pre-hospital manner) before percutaneous coronary intervention.Our primary purpose is to investigate the benefit of an early (i.e. pre-hospital) vs. a conventional (i.e. per-angiography) administration of Abciximab on ST-segment elevation regression at one hour after primary percutaneous angioplasty.
Interventions
* Abciximab: 0.25 mg/Kg bolus * Abciximab placebo bolus * Abciximab infusion 10 µg/Kg/min
* Abciximab placebo Bolus * Abciximab: 0.25 mg/Kg bolus * Abciximab infusion 10 µg/Kg/min
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients over 18 years of age eligible for randomization in the MICU * Infarct within 6 hours from symptoms onset * Continuous typical chest pain symptoms symptoms for more than 20 min. and-ST segment elevation of more than 2 mm in more than two leads (peripheral or precordial) * Signed informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
* Ventricular conduction anomalies masking signs of ischemia (left or right bundle branch block without evidence of additional elevation), electrical left ventricular hypertrophy * Known hypersensitivity to Abciximab or to any component of the product or to murine monoclonal antibodies.- Hemorrhagic diathesis, internal hemorrhage * Hemorrhagic stroke within 2 years * Ischemic stroke within the last 3 months- Intra-cranial neoplasm, intracranial malformation or arteria * venous aneurysm * Recent intracranial or intraspinal surgery or trauma (within two months) * Recent within (2 months) major surgery- Known peptic ulcer or upper gastrointestinal bleeding within the previous 6 month * Known coagulation anomaly * Oral anti-coagulant or low molecular weight heparin treatment- Ongoing thrombolytic treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ST segment regression 1 hour after angioplasty | 1 hour after angioplasty |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Major cardiac events at 1 and 6 month | 1 and 6 month |
Countries
France