Timing of heart surgery for holes after a heart attack
Compares when surgery is done for heart wall holes after a heart attack.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Study on Post-acute Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Defect: Outcome Evalutation in Relation to Surgical Timing
Key facts
- Where
- Barcelona, SpainSee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults who had surgery for a hole in the wall between the heart's lower chambers after a heart attack.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- A hole in the wall between the lower heart chambers (ventricular septal defect) caused by a heart attack, treated with surgery.
- Earlier treatment
- Must have had surgery for the defect. Those treated only with medicine or conservative care cannot join.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Hole in the heart wall treated only with medicine or conservative therapy
- Hole in the heart wall not caused by an acute heart attack
Read by machine on 9 November 2026.
Where in Spain
- Hospital Clinic BarcellonaBarcelona, SpainTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
- Trial code
- NCT06799780
- Record updated
- 29 January 2025
- Original description
The main objective of the study is to identify the optimal surgical timing for the treatment of intraventricular defects after acute myocardial infarction.Read full original descriptionShow less
Multicenter Study on Post-acute Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Defect: Outcome Evalutation in Relation to Surgical Timing
The main objective of the study is to identify the optimal surgical timing for the treatment of intraventricular defects after acute myocardial infarction.
Inclusion: Patients over eighteen years of age; Patients with post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect treated surgically; Patients who have signed the informed consent.
Exclusion: Patients with post-infarction ventricular septal defect treated with medical/conservative therapy; Patients with ventricular septal defects not due to acute myocardial infarction.