Collecting blood samples from heart attack patients to identify new biomarkers

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This project aims to gather blood samples during routine angiogram procedures from patients who have experienced acute coronary syndromes, such as heart attacks. The collected data will include clinical parameters from ECGs, echocardiograms, and MRI scans, which will be analyzed to identify novel biomarkers related to inflammation and micro-organism activity. Follow-up data will be collected through questionnaires at 6 weeks and 6 months post-procedure, with additional updates via phone at one year. The goal is to enhance understanding of heart disease causes and improve treatment strategies.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients presenting to Harefield Hospital through the Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention programme, with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, unstable angina, Tako Tsubo syndrome, spontaneous coronary artery dissection and acute myocarditis, with the intention to assess with coronary angiography.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients will be able to self-exclude if they do not provide full informed consent
* Every effort will be made to obtain informed consent from all patients.
* Patients who do not survive the hospital episode will undergo a Professional or Personal Consultee process of assumed consent.

Where it's running

• Harefield Hospital
  Harefield, Middlesex, United Kingdom Recruiting
• Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
  Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom Recruiting

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.