One-Time artery fix may cut hospital time for heart attack patients
NCT ID NCT07519590
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at two ways to treat heart attack patients who have multiple blocked arteries. One group had all blockages fixed in a single procedure, while the other group had the main blockage fixed first and the others in a separate procedure later. The goal was to see if the one-time approach could reduce hospital stays and costs without causing more problems. The study involved 112 adults who had a specific type of heart attack and were treated with a clot-busting drug before the procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could shorten hospital stays and lower costs for heart attack patients with multiple blocked arteries, without increasing short-term risks.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 112 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. There is a risk of kidney damage from contrast dye, and long-term benefits are not yet clear.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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112 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- 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 years and older
- 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: * Adults older than 18 years. * Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with a pharmaco-invasive strategy. * Successful fibrinolysis followed by coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention. * Multivessel coronary artery disease. * Ability to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Primary percutaneous coronary intervention. * Unsuccessful fibrinolysis requiring rescue percutaneous coronary intervention. * Candidacy for coronary artery bypass grafting after angiography. * Failed complete revascularization. * Cardiogenic shock. * Single-vessel coronary artery disease treated with a pharmaco-invasive strategy. * Stent thrombosis. * Chronic total occlusion. * Planned percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty to a non-culprit lesion in a vessel smaller than 2.5 millimeters with more than 70 percent stenosis. * Severe valvular heart disease. * Pregnancy. * Prior cardiac surgery. * Congenital heart disease. * Severe hepatic impairment. * Severe renal impairment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Helwan University Hospital
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, 11795, Egypt
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