FINGER; Finland-Germany Myocardial Infarction Study (FINGER)

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00828698

First Posted: January 26, 2009

Last Update Posted: January 26, 2009

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Collaborators:

Medical Council of the Finnish Academy of Science

Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research

Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie

Kommission für Klinische Forschung

German Research Foundation

Information provided by:

University of Oulu

Purpose

The purpose of this observational study is to find characteristics and risk stratification methods for identification of subjects who have increased risk of death, especially sudden cardiac death, after acute myocardial infarction.

Condition	Intervention
Acute Myocardial Infarction	Other: No intervention


Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title:	Finnish-German Prospective, Observational Follow-up Study on Risk Assessment of Mortality After Myocardial Infarction

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Heart Attack

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Oulu:

Primary Outcome Measures:

All cause mortality [ Time Frame: 10years ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Sudden cardiac death [ Time Frame: 10 years ]

Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA

DNA samples from Finnish subjects in the study have been retained.


Study Start Date:	January 1996
Primary Completion Date:	January 2000 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts	Assigned Interventions
Acute Myocardial Infarction patients	Other: No intervention

Eligibility

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Ages Eligible for Study:	Child, Adult, Senior
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Consecutive patients who have been hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction from Munich, Germany and Oulu, Finland

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction
Consent to the study

Contacts and Locations

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Locations


Finland
Oulu University Hospital
Oulu, Finland, FIN-90014
Germany
Deutsches Herzzentrum
Munich, Germany, D-80636

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Oulu

Medical Council of the Finnish Academy of Science

Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research

Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie

Kommission für Klinische Forschung

German Research Foundation

More Information

Publications:

Mäkikallio TH, Barthel P, Schneider R, Bauer A, Tapanainen JM, Tulppo MP, Perkiömäki JS, Schmidt G, Huikuri HV. Frequency of sudden cardiac death among acute myocardial infarction survivors with optimized medical and revascularization therapy. Am J Cardiol. 2006 Feb 15;97(4):480-4. Epub 2005 Dec 22.

Bauer A, Kantelhardt JW, Barthel P, Schneider R, Mäkikallio T, Ulm K, Hnatkova K, Schömig A, Huikuri H, Bunde A, Malik M, Schmidt G. Deceleration capacity of heart rate as a predictor of mortality after myocardial infarction: cohort study. Lancet. 2006 May 20;367(9523):1674-81.

Mäkikallio TH, Barthel P, Schneider R, Bauer A, Tapanainen JM, Tulppo MP, Schmidt G, Huikuri HV. Prediction of sudden cardiac death after acute myocardial infarction: role of Holter monitoring in the modern treatment era. Eur Heart J. 2005 Apr;26(8):762-9. Epub 2005 Mar 18.

Peltola M, Tulppo MP, Kiviniemi A, Hautala AJ, Seppänen T, Barthel P, Bauer A, Schmidt G, Huikuri HV, Mäkikallio TH. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia as a predictor of sudden cardiac death after myocardial infarction. Ann Med. 2008;40(5):376-82.


Responsible Party:	Professor Heikki V Huikuri, University of Oulu
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00828698 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	Finger-96
First Submitted:	January 23, 2009
First Posted:	January 26, 2009
Last Update Posted:	January 26, 2009
Last Verified:	January 2009

Keywords provided by University of Oulu:


Death, sudden All cause mortality

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Infarction Myocardial Infarction Ischemia Pathologic Processes Necrosis	Myocardial Ischemia Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

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