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EMPACT-MI: A Study to Test Whether Empagliflozin Can Lower the Risk of Heart Failure and Death in People Who Had a Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)

Principal Investigator
Christopher Fordyce

Overview

Body Locations and Systems
Heart Attack
ClinicalTrials.gov#
NCT04509674
Status
Closed for Recruitment
Start/End Dates
Sep 7, 2021 Dec 30, 2023
Locations
Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre
Name/Title
Naomi Uchida
Phone
604-875-4521
Email Address
naomi.uchida@ubc.ca
Purpose of Study

The purpose of this study is to determine if the drug empagliflozin helps to lower the chances of having to go to the hospital for heart failure and whether it lowers the chances of dying from cardiovascular disease.

Eligibility

Visit ClinicalTrials.gov for more information.

Disclaimer

Study Coordinators and Research Nurses cannot give medical advice over the phone. Telephone numbers and email addresses are provided for obtaining additional information on specific research studies only. If you have specific questions which require clinical expertise, please call your primary care physician.

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