Overview

Randomized Multicenter Trial of Prehospital Initiated Facilitated Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Versus Primary PCI in ST-segment-Elevation MI (STEMI)

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2009-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Prehospital initiated facilitation of primary percutaneous coronary intervention by fibrinolysis might be helpful in re-opening the infarct related artery prior to percutaneous coronary intervention. This studies tests the hypothesis that prehospital initiated facilitated PCI is superior to primary percutaneous coronary intervention with respect to infarct size.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Holger Thiele
University of Leipzig