Acute myocardial infarction
MONDO:0004781Necrosis of the myocardium, as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area. It is characterized by a severe and rapid onset of symptoms that may include chest pain, often radiating to the left arm and left side of the neck, dyspnea, sweating, and palpitations.
Also known as: acute myocardial infarction (disease), myocardial infarction (disease), acute
370 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 200 tagged with Acute myocardial infarction itself.
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ST-elevation myocardial infarction 221 trials
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Acute inferoposterior infarction 0 trials
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New monthly shot aims to stop second heart attacks
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new monthly injection called ziltivekimab in 10,000 people who recently had a heart attack. The goal is to see if it can lower the risk of having another heart attack, a stroke, or dying from heart disease. Participants will receive either the study drug or a p…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Novo Nordisk A/S • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 11, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New study aims to get more heart patients into rehab
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether a personalized 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program, offered in a safety net clinic, helps more heart patients attend rehab compared to the usual referral to an outside program. Researchers will enroll 100 adults who have had a heart attack, surgery, or…
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Which strategy wins for heart attack patients with multiple blocked arteries?
Disease control OngoingThis trial investigates the best way to treat people who have a heart attack and also have other narrowed arteries. It compares doing an immediate procedure to open those other arteries, guided by a pressure wire, versus waiting and using a heart scan to decide later. The goal is…
Sponsor: Radboud University Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Heart attack survivors: could a new shot clear your clogged arteries?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests if a drug called inclisiran can reduce fatty plaque buildup in the arteries of people who recently had a heart attack and have high cholesterol. About 318 adults will receive either inclisiran or standard care, and doctors will use special imaging to measure plaq…
Phase 4 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 30, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a Pen-Sized shot stop a heart attack in its tracks?
Disease control By invitation onlyThis study tests a drug called selatogrel, which people inject themselves at the first sign of a heart attack. The goal is to see if it can prevent death or reduce heart damage. The trial involves 25,000 people who recently had a heart attack and have other risk factors. Particip…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Viatris Innovation GmbH • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 25, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Timing of additional artery opening after heart attack could save lives
Disease control OngoingThis trial looks at the best time to reopen other blocked arteries in people who have just had a major heart attack (STEMI) and have multiple narrowed heart arteries. Participants are randomly assigned to have all blockages fixed right away or in a separate procedure later. A spe…
Sponsor: Chonnam National University Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 09, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Heart stem cell trial pulled before it even started
Disease control CancelledThis trial aimed to test whether umbilical cord stem cells, delivered through a catheter into heart arteries, could safely improve heart function in people with severe heart damage after a major heart attack. It was designed for patients with very weak hearts (ejection fraction b…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Shanghai Life Science & Technology • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:31 UTC
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Cooling the heart during a heart attack: a trial that never got started
Disease control CancelledThis study planned to test whether cooling the body before and after opening a blocked artery could help people having a heart attack. It was designed to include 80 patients at up to 15 hospitals. However, the trial was withdrawn before anyone was enrolled, so we have no informat…
Sponsor: ZOLL Circulation, Inc., USA • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:07 UTC
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New study tests powerful cholesterol drug right after heart attacks
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding evolocumab (Repatha) to standard care helps people who recently had a heart attack reach very low LDL cholesterol levels and avoid death or unplanned heart-related hospital stays. About 2,166 participants with STEMI or NSTEMI will be randomly assig…
Phase 4 • Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:06 UTC
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Could freezing dangerous heart plaque stop a heart attack?
Disease control OngoingThis early study tests a new freezing treatment for people who recently had a heart attack or unstable chest pain. The treatment uses a special balloon to freeze high-risk plaque in the heart's arteries that could rupture and cause another heart attack. The goal is to stabilize t…
Sponsor: Cryotherapeutics SA • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:00 UTC
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Heart attack recovery gets a digital boost: pharmacists take the lead
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new care model for people who have had a heart attack. It uses digital tools and specially trained pharmacists to help manage health after leaving the hospital. The goal is to reduce the risk of another heart attack or death. The study involves 1,633 adults in …
Sponsor: National University Heart Centre, Singapore • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:09 UTC
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Heart attack procedure under review: does PCI save more lives?
Disease control OngoingThis study tracks over 1,300 heart attack patients who received a procedure called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), which opens blocked heart arteries. Researchers want to see if PCI reduces major heart problems like death, another heart attack, or the need for more proc…
Sponsor: Kaiyang Lin • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:04 UTC
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Blood test may cut bleeding risk for heart patients on strong meds
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether a blood test can help doctors safely lower the dose of strong blood thinners (P2Y12 inhibitors) in people who recently had a heart attack or stent. The goal is to reduce bleeding complications without raising the risk of another heart attack or stroke. Ab…
Phase 4 • Sponsor: Fundación EPIC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:13 UTC
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Heart attack patients get early drug to cut risk of another attack
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether giving evolocumab, a powerful cholesterol-lowering drug, very early during a heart attack hospital stay can reduce the chance of another heart attack, stroke, or death. About 6,000 adults hospitalized for a heart attack are randomly assigned to receive ev…
Phase 4 • Sponsor: Amgen • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:53 UTC
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Heart attack gene therapy trial pulled before it began
Disease control CancelledThis study aimed to test a gene therapy called VM202RY in people who recently had a heart attack. The treatment was injected directly into the heart muscle to help it heal and improve pumping strength. However, the trial was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no data…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Helixmith Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC
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One-Hour heart attack test could save lives and slash ER wait times
Diagnosis OngoingThis study compares two blood test schedules for diagnosing heart attacks in the emergency room: the standard 3-hour test and a newer 1-hour test. Over 64,000 adults with chest pain will be enrolled to see if the faster test is just as safe and accurate. If it works, patients cou…
Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Sep 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New rapid blood test could cut hospital referrals for chest pain
Diagnosis OngoingThis study tests a new rapid blood test that can detect heart damage in about an hour, right in emergency primary care clinics. Researchers will enroll 2,500 adults with chest pain across six Norwegian clinics to see if the test safely rules out heart attacks and reduces hospital…
Sponsor: University of Oslo • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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AI reads your Heart's electrical signals to find hidden blockages
Diagnosis OngoingThis study enrolls 800 patients having heart attacks to test an artificial intelligence model that reads standard 12-lead ECGs. The AI aims to detect which artery is blocked and how severely blood flow is reduced, at the moment of a heart catheterization. If accurate, this could …
Sponsor: Powerful Medical • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC
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AI reads your Heart's future: new study aims to predict heart attacks from simple ECG
Diagnosis OngoingThis large observational study involving 150,000 people tests whether artificial intelligence can predict new heart attacks by analyzing electrocardiogram (ECG) images. The AI model, called AMIdECG, looks at past ECG data that was considered normal to see if it can forecast a fut…
Sponsor: Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:05 UTC
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Heart attack diagnosis revolution? new method could save lives
Diagnosis OngoingThis study tests a new way to classify heart attacks based on whether a coronary artery is fully blocked (occlusion) or not, instead of the traditional ST-elevation vs non-ST-elevation method. Researchers will compare outcomes in 6,000 patients to see if the new approach leads to…
Sponsor: Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 13:02 UTC
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A simple breath test after a heart attack could prevent dangerous bleeding
Prevention OngoingThis trial tests whether routinely screening heart attack patients for H. pylori, a common stomach bacteria, can prevent upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The bacteria can cause ulcers that bleed, especially when patients take blood thinners after a heart attack. Researchers will …
Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Sep 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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6,000 heart attack patients enrolled in major registry study
Knowledge-focused CancelledThis study is a registry that will follow 6,000 people who had a heart attack and were treated with emergency angioplasty at Zhongshan Hospital. Researchers will collect information on their health, procedures, and medications, and track their recovery for up to two years. The go…
Sponsor: Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 06, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Heart attack patients get a closer look: MRI study aims to sharpen prognosis
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at whether a special heart MRI, done within a week of a heart attack, can help doctors better predict a patient's future health. Researchers will follow 2,000 adults for years to track serious heart events like another attack or heart failure. The goal is to lear…
Sponsor: The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:36 UTC
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Can better Decision-Making save heart attack victims in shock?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at how doctors treat people having a severe heart attack complicated by cardiogenic shock, where the heart can't pump enough blood. Researchers will track 124 patients at 20 U.S. hospitals to see how decisions about using mechanical heart support devices affect s…
Sponsor: Henry Ford Health System • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:09 UTC
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2,000 heart attack patients enrolled in landmark Data-Gathering study
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study is observing 2,000 people who have had a heart attack to collect detailed medical information, images, and blood samples. Researchers will use this data to better understand different types of heart attacks and find new ways to predict and prevent future heart problems…
Sponsor: Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:06 UTC
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AI could revolutionize heart attack care, new study hopes
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study is testing a new AI-powered decision support system designed to help doctors diagnose and treat acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) more quickly and effectively. The system aims to address common delays in care, such as slow diagnosis in clinics and low complian…
Sponsor: Beijing Anzhen Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:14 UTC
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Heart artery study tests which tool best protects tiny vessels
Knowledge-focused By invitation onlyThis study looks at three ways to treat severely hardened heart arteries before placing a stent: using sound waves (lithotripsy), a high-pressure balloon, or a tiny rotating device (orbital atherectomy). The goal is to see how each method affects the small blood vessels in the he…
Sponsor: Medical University of Silesia • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC
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Massive study tests diabetes drug for heart attack recovery
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at whether a common diabetes medicine (SGLT2 inhibitor) can help prevent future heart problems in people with type 2 diabetes who have had a heart attack. Researchers will compare health records of 200,000 adults in Korea who took either an SGLT2 inhibitor or ano…
Sponsor: Yonsei University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:53 UTC
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New Dual-Imaging catheter aims to spot dangerous heart plaques
Knowledge-focused CancelledThis study was designed to test a new catheter that takes two types of pictures inside heart arteries at the same time—using sound and light. The goal was to see if this hybrid approach is safer and better at identifying fatty plaques that could cause heart attacks compared to st…
Sponsor: Barts & The London NHS Trust • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 18:31 UTC
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Heart study pulled before it began: plan to tackle poverty and readmissions scrapped
Knowledge-focused CancelledThis study was designed to see if helping heart patients with social problems like food, housing, and mental health could keep them out of the hospital. The researchers planned to screen patients and connect them to community resources. However, the study was withdrawn before enr…
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 14:10 UTC