ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on March 28, 2024Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT001759420229.3NCT00175942Risk Indicators in Patients With Ventricular Fibrillation During Acute Myocardial InfarctionIndicators of Coagulation Activation and Inflammation Contributing to Ventricular Fibrillation Complicating Acute Myocardial InfarctionHeidelberg UniversityOther
Sudden cardiac death is in most cases triggered by ischemia-related ventricular
tachyarrhythmias and accounts for 50% of deaths from cardiovascular disease in developed
countries. Chronic elevation of indicators of coagulation activation has been found in
patients with coronary heart disease , but a role of coagulation activation and
proinflammatory state as a potential risk factor for ventricular fibrillation (VF) during
acute myocardial infarction has not been investigated.
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is in most cases triggered by ischemia-related ventricular
arrhythmias and is responsible for 50% of the mortality from cardiovascular disease in
developed countries (1). Chronic elevation of indicators of coagulation activation and
inflammation has been found in patients with coronary heart disease and may contribute to
vasculatory disorders probably contributing to the development of arrhythmogenesis. However,
the role of coagulation activation as a potential risk factor for ventricular fibrillation
during acute myocardial infarction has not been investigated yet.
Unknown statusRecruitingFebruary 2003ObservationalNoDefined PopulationOther300Acute Myocardial InfarctionSudden Cardiac Death
Inclusion Criteria:
ST-elevation myocardial infarction ventricular fibrillation during acute MI
Exclusion Criteria:
NSTEMI coagulation disorders, e.g.intake of coumadin
All0 YearsN/ANoCarl E. Dempfle, Prof.Dr.Principal InvestigatorUniversity Hospital of Mannheim, University of HeidelbergElif Elmas, MD, Dr.00496213833988Martina Brückmann, MD, Dr.University Hospital of Mannheim, University of HeidelbergMannheim68167GermanyRecruitingElif Elmas, MD. DrSub-InvestigatorGermanyMay 2005September 10, 2005September 10, 2005September 15, 2005September 10, 2005September 10, 2005September 15, 2005acute myocardial infarctionventricular fibrillationcoagulationinflammationMyocardial InfarctionDeath, Sudden, CardiacVentricular FibrillationInfarctionDeath