Khaled Ziada, MD @ZiadaK @ClevelandClinic #Myocardial Infarction #Cardiology #Research Cangrelor in ST-Elevation Myoc...

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Khaled Ziada, MD from the Cleveland Clinic discusses Cangrelor in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction to Decrease Infarct Size.


Link to the Clinical Trial-
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03043274?cond=Heart+Attacks&cntry=US&phase=123&draw=2&rank=9

Summary Brief:
This research evaluates variations in the degree of myocardial necrosis observed by cardiac MRI in patients with randomized ST-elevated myocardial infarction who received cangrelor during the percutaneous coronary intervention and contrasts them with patients who did not receive cangrelor randomly.

Description in detail:
Cangrelor is a direct-acting and reversible intravenously administered platelet inhibitor approved as an alternative to percutaneous intervention (PCI) for reducing the risk of periprocedural myocardial infarction, repeat coronary revascularization, and stent thrombosis. Cangrelor is emerging as an important new choice for use in patients undergoing percutaneous intervention who have not been treated with oral platelet inhibitors, as it has a fast onset of action (2 minutes) compared with conventional oral platelet inhibitors.



In addition, several studies have shown that patients undergoing emergent PCI with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) do not have adequate platelet inhibition even after a loading dose of conventional oral platelet inhibitors has been given. The clinical meaning of maximum platelet inhibition at the time of PCI, however, is not fully understood.



The primary objective is to characterize the efficacy of intravenous cangrelor immediate platelet inhibition in patients with acute STEMI by determining the degree of infarct size (either enzymatically or by imaging). If the results are positive, this could indicate that in this patient population, immediate platelet inhibition is an important part of treatment.