title: Rationale and design of a large-scale trial using atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) as an adjunct to percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction: Japan-Working groups of acute myocardial infarction for the reduction of Necrotic Damage by ANP (J-WIND-ANP).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The benefits of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are limited by reperfusion injury. In animal models, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) reduces infarct size, so the Japan-Working groups of acute myocardial Infarction for the reduction of Necrotic Damage by ANP (J-WIND-ANP) designed a prospective, randomized, multicenter study, to evaluate whether ANP as an adjunctive therapy for AMI reduces myocardial infarct size and improves regional wall motion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty hospitals in Japan will participate in the J-WIND-ANP study. Patients with AMI who are candidates for PCI are randomly allocated to receive either intravenous ANP or placebo administration. The primary end-points are (1) estimated infarct size (Sigmacreatine kinase and troponin T) and (2) left ventricular function (left ventriculograms). Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that may be associated with the function of ANP and susceptibility of AMI will be examined. Furthermore, a data mining method will be used to design the optimal combinational therapy for post-MI patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  J-WIND-ANP will provide important data on the effects of ANP as an adjunct to PCI for AMI and the SNPs information will open the field of tailor-made therapy. The optimal therapeutic drug combination will also be determined for post-MI patients.
authors.affiliation: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientists.
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asakura
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jiyoong
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minamino
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shintani
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asanuma
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitakaze
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D003625:Data Collection; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D009336:Necrosis; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control; D012107:Research Design; D018401:Sample Size; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020107:Troponin T; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D003402:Creatine Kinase