Heart attack drug trial halted: could quick cholesterol drop save hearts?
NCT ID NCT05613426
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether giving a powerful cholesterol-lowering drug (evolocumab) very early after a major heart attack could help the heart pump better and prevent long-term damage. About 119 adults who were having a heart attack and scheduled for a procedure to open blocked arteries took part. The study was stopped early, so results are limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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119 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-75 years * Persistent chest pain or chest discomfort * Onset within 12 hours * ST-segment elevation ≥0.1 millivolt in two adjacent precordial leads, or a new-onset left bundle branch block with dynamic changes * Primary PCI is planned Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to Statins or PCSK9 inhibitors * Prior intravenous thrombolytic therapy * Prior use of Statins, PCSK9 inhibitors or Ezetimibe * Cardiogenic shock * Acute heart failure or pulmonary edema * Prior chronic heart failure * Severe hepatic and renal insufficiency (alanine aminotransferase ≥5 upper limit of normal; estimated glomerular filtration rate \<30ml/min/1.73m2, or on dialysis) * Prolonged (\> 20 minutes) cardiopulmonary resuscitation * Definite mechanical complications (including ventricular septal perforation, or rupture of the Papillary tendon bundle, or rupture of the left ventricular free wall) * Malignant arrhythmias that are difficult to control with drugs * Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or respiratory failure * Severe infection * Neurological disorders * Bleeding history of cerebrovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, urinary or other organs within the last month * Active bleeding or bleeding diatheses * Use of anticoagulants * Malignant tumors or other pathophysiological conditions with an expected survival time of less than 1 year * Pregnant or lactating women
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Hopeshine Minsheng Hospital of Xinzheng
Xinzheng, Henan, China
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Kaifeng Central Hospital
Kaifeng, Henan, China
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The People's Hospital of Changyuan
Xinxiang, Henan, China
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The People's Hospital of Gongyi
Gongyi, Henan, China
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The People's Hospital of Xuchang
Xuchang, Henan, China
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