New study may change how heart attacks are treated in seniors

NCT ID NCT03772743

First seen Apr 07, 2026 · Last updated May 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looks at two ways to treat heart attacks in people aged 75 and older who have several blocked heart arteries. One approach only fixes the artery that caused the heart attack, while the other uses a special test to decide which other blockages to open as well. The goal is to see which method helps patients live longer and have fewer heart problems.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AO Cannizzaro

    Catania, Italy

  • AOU Ferrara

    Ferrara, Ferrara, 44124, Italy

  • AOU Gaetano Martino

    Messina, Italy

  • AOU Giaccone

    Palermo, Italy

  • AOU Integrata di Verona

    Verona, Italy

  • AOU Sant'Andrea

    Roma, Italy

  • AOU Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano

    Caserta, Italy

  • ASP Agrigento

    Agrigento, Italy

  • Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova

    Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy

  • Casa di Cura San Michele Maddaloni

    Caserta, Italy

  • Centrum Kardiologii Inwazyjnej Elektroterapii i Angiologii

    Oświęcim, Poland

  • Centrum Kardiologii Inwazyjnej, Elektroterapii i Angiologii

    Krosno, Poland

  • Centrum Kardiologii Inwazyjnej, Elektroterapii i Angiologii

    Nowy Sącz, Poland

  • Centrum Kardiologii Inwazyjnej, Elektroterapii i Angiologii

    Pińczów, Poland

  • Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago

    Santiago de Compostela, Spain

  • Complejo Hospitalario de La Coruna

    A Coruña, Spain

  • Hospital Alvaro Conqueiro de Vigo

    Vigo, Spain

  • Hospital Clinico San Carlos

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Clinico Universitario

    Valladolid, Spain

  • Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real

    Ciudad Real, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario La FE

    Valencia, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario La Paz

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti

    Lugo, Spain

  • Maria Cecilia Hospital

    Cotignola, Ravenna, Italy

  • Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara

    Modena, Italy

  • Ospedale Infermi

    Rimini, Rimini, Italy

  • Ospedale Maggiore

    Bologna, Bologna, Italy

  • Ospedale SS Annunziata

    Savigliano, Italy

  • Ospedale Sant.Andrea

    La Spezia, Italy

  • Ospedale Santa Croce

    Moncalieri, Italy

  • Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci

    Ravenna, Ravenna, Italy

  • Ospedale Umberto I

    Syracuse, Italy

  • Ospedale dell'Angelo

    Mestre, Italy

  • Ospedale della Misericordia

    Grosseto, Italy

  • Ospedale di Rivoli

    Torino, Italy

  • Podkarpackie Centrum Interwencji Sercowo-Naczyniowych

    Sanok, Poland

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