Heart attack care: should doctors fix all blockages at once or wait?
NCT ID NCT04968808
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study looks at the best timing for opening blocked arteries in people having a certain type of heart attack (NSTEMI) who have multiple blockages. About 1,014 participants will be randomly assigned to have all blockages fixed during the same procedure or to wait a few days between procedures. The goal is to see which approach reduces the chance of death, another heart attack, or needing another procedure within a year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- staged or immediate heart procedure (angioplasty with stents)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that doing all heart procedures at once is safer and more effective than waiting days between procedures for NSTEMI patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial, and results may not apply to all hospitals. The benefit of immediate versus staged procedures may be small, and there is a risk of kidney damage from contrast dye.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chonnam National University Hospital
RECRUITINGGwangju, South Korea
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