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Underserved or high-risk populations

Stratified Medicine with Eplerenone for Myocardial Infarction or Injury and No obstructive Coronary Arteries: A Registry-Based Basket Trial.

Biomarker-guided trial identifies heart attack patients who benefit from aldosterone-blocking drug, validating stratified medicine for this condition.

Sykes, Berry, and colleagues conducted a registry-based basket trial of eplerenone in myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries, identifying biomarker- and imaging-defined subgroups that derive statistically meaningful clinical benefit from aldosterone antagonism. Published in American Heart Journal, this study validates the stratified medicine basket trial design for MINOCA, a condition predominantly affecting women with historically limited evidence-based pharmacotherapy options.

What the study was

Study design
Registry-based basket trial with precision stratification
Population
Patients with myocardial infarction or injury and non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA)
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Am Heart J

Why it surfaced

Innovative basket trial in MINOCA with precision stratification in American Heart Journal; addresses high unmet need in a condition affecting predominantly women with no established pharmacotherapy.

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