Impact of clinical trials - heart attack and cardiac arrest

The CvLPRIT trial aimed to find out whether all narrowed vessels should be reopened during an angioplasty to treat a STEMI heart attack.

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This study examined whether restricting blood flow to a limb can help protect the heart from injury during heart attack treatment.

Find out about the ERIC PPCI trial

This trial looked at whether a blood test that detects tiny amounts of the protein troponin could better help diagnose and treat heart attacks.

Find out about the High STEACS trial

In this trial, researchers tested different ways of treating a STEMI heart attack following unsuccessful treatment with clot busting drugs.

Find out about the REACT trial

RITA 3 looked at how best to treat NSTEMI heart attacks, which happen when blood flow to the heart is partly blocked or narrowed.

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The SENIOR RITA trial tested if invasive angiograms are an effective treatment for older people with NSTEMI heart attack.

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This trial examined whether using the GRACE risk score impacts the care people receive after an NSTEMI heart attack or unstable angina.

Find out about the UKGRIS trial

ARREST looked at which medical setting is best equipped to treat a person experiencing an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Find out about the ARREST trial

Impact of clinical trials: heart attack and cardiac arrest