Acute Myocardial Infarction
Conditions
Keywords
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Brief summary
This study aims to assess usual walking speed (4-metre gait speed) in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction and to assess whether this can predict future cardiovascular events and death.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Any patient hospitalised with an acute myocardial infarction who has undergone primary percutaneous coronary intervention * Capacity to consent * Able to walk * Age over 18 years
Exclusion criteria
* Significant co-morbidities that would limit exercise capacity or make exercise unsafe (e.g. neuromuscular disease, severe hip/lower limb joint pain, peripheral vascular disease, lower limb amputation)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mortality rate | 1 year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All-cause mortality | 5 years |
| Cardiovascular death | 1 and 5 years |
| Occurrence of cardiovascular events | 1 and 5 years |
| Need for repeat revascularisation | 1 and 5 years |
| Health resource usage | 1 and 5 years |
Countries
United Kingdom