Early Aggressive Versus Initially Conservative Therapy in Elderly Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

NCT00510185 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 313

Last updated 2019-03-15

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Summary

A randomized study comparing an early aggressive with an initially conservative strategy in patients \>74 y.o. with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome.

This study had generated a secondary one:

"Causes of death in elderly patients with Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome; predictors of in-hospital and follow-up death"

Conditions

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

systematic coronary intervention

Coronary angiography within 72 hrs

OTHER

coronary intervention only for cases refractory to medical therapy

Initially conservative treatment with coronary angiography only for recurrent ischemia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Italian Society of Cardiology

    collaborator OTHER
  • Niguarda Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stefano Savonitto, MD · Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda-Dept. of Cardiology "A. De Gasperis"

  • Stefano De Servi, MD · Dept. of Cardiology - Ospedale Civile di Legnano - Italy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
74 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-10-31
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2011-06-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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