The Effect of Erythropoietin at the Time of Reperfusion in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of intravenous human recombinant erythropoietin on the reperfusion injury at primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Timeline

Start

2008-05

Primary completion

2009-02

Completion

2009-02

Publications

• Suh JW, Chung WY, Kim YS, Kim KI, Jeon EJ, Cho YS, Youn TJ, Chae IH, Kim CH, Choi DJ. The effect of intravenous administration of erythropoietin on the infarct size in primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Int J Cardiol. 2011 Jun 2;149(2):216-220. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.002. Epub 2010 Mar 2.

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