The purpose of this study is to determine whether enoxaparin (an anticoagulant) is effective in the treatment of patients presenting to the emergency room with chest pain and no electrocardiogram or bloodwork evidence of a heart attack, but with other high risk clinical features
Patients with chest pain and abnormal electrocardiogram or bloodwork (biomarker) indicative of a heart attack benefit from anticoagulant therapy such as enoxaparin. However, even patients without abnormalities on the electrocardiogram or bloodwork are at increased risk for heart attack or death, if they have certain clinical risk factors. It is currently not known whether enoxaparin is also beneficial for these patients. Comparison: enoxaparin in addition to optimal standard care at the discretion of the treating physician, versus optimal standard care without enoxaparin
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
11
Enoxaparin will be given subcutanteously at a dose of 1mg/kg every 12 hours for a minimum of 48 hours (4 doses) and a maximum of 8 days until a diagnostic / therapeutic procedure is performed, or at the discretion of the investigator.
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The incidence of, and time to, the composite endpoint of death, nonfatal MI, recurrent myocardial ischemia, or need for coronary revascularization
Time frame: 30 days
The incidence of, and time to, the composite endpoint of death, nonfatal MI, recurrent myocardial ischemia, or need for coronary revascularization
Time frame: 6 months
The incidence of myocardial necrosis (as detected by elevated cardiac troponin I or T).
Time frame: 24 hours
The incidence of major (including non-CABG-related) and minor hemorrhage.
Time frame: 48 hours and 30 days
The incidence of all-cause mortality, nonfatal MI, and the combination.
Time frame: 30 and 180 days
One or more of the followings: hemodynamic instability, congestive heart failure, Clinical need for antithrombotic/antiplatelet therapy beyond aspirin, identifiable culprit lesion on diagnostic coronary angiography
Time frame: during index hospitalization
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