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Role of Endothelin in Microvascular Dysfunction Following PCI for NSTEMI

NCT00586820 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2014-07-04

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Summary

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndromes frequently fails to restore myocardial perfusion despite establishing epicardial vessel patency. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor and its expression is increased in atherosclerotic coronary arteries. Our hypothesis is that increased activity of the endogenous endothelin system contributes to microvascular dysfunction, and adjunctive therapy with an endothelin receptor antagonist will result in improved microvascular blood flow.

Aims: The aims of the study are to assess in patients with non ST-elevation myocardial infarction, whether: 1) PCI causes an increase in coronary blood ET-1 level; 2) an endothelin receptor antagonist acutely improves coronary microvascular blood flow following PCI.

Non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is one type of heart attack. It is defined as the development of heart muscle necrosis results from an acute interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart which is demonstrated by an elevation of cardiac markers Creatinine Kinase Isoenzyme Muscle/Brain Type (CK-MB) in the blood and the absence of ST-segment elevation in ECG (electrocardiography). ST-segment is a portion of ECG, its elevation indicates full thickness damage of heart muscle. Absence of ST-segment elevation in NSTEMI indicates partial thickness damage of heart muscle occurs. Therefore, NSTEMI is less severe type of heart attack compared to STEMI (ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction) in which full thickness damage of heart muscle occurs.

Conditions

  • Myocardial Reperfusion Injury

Interventions

DRUG

BQ-123

BQ-123 is a cyclic peptide consisting of five amino acids. BQ-123 will be infused at 300 nmol/min for 20 minutes prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

DRUG

Placebo

Subjects randomized to the placebo arm will receive a placebo infusion (saline) for 20 minutes prior to PCI.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Abhiram Prasad, M.D. · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-01-31
Completion
2012-01-31

Countries

  • United States

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