Research Study for Hospitalized Heart Patients Ages 18 to 55

Study Summary

The University of Chicago and Dr. Rupa Mehta are conducting a research study for men and women who are 55 years of age or younger, who are hospitalized for a heart attack. This study is designed to help researchers and doctors better understand the recovery period by examining certain things that can influence recovery from a heart attack. Some of these things include heart attack symptoms (chest pain or angina, shortness of breath), daily functioning, and important relationships in your life. By collecting this information, including how you are currently doing, your medical history and the treatments you received in the hospital, researchers can try to understand how these things affect recovery from a heart attack, and if they influence recovery differently for men and women.

If you agree to participate in this study, you will be giving your permission for Dr. Mehta and her research team to collect information from your medical records for the purposes of this research. Additionally, you will be interviewed while you are in the hospital for your heart attack, and you will be contacted by phone or questionnaires will be sent by mail at four weeks and one year after your hospitalization. You will have blood drawn at four weeks and you will be asked to provide a urine sample. After that, you will be contacted once or twice a year for long-term follow-up for up to 20 years.

Benefits

You are not expected to benefit directly from this research. However, the medical knowledge obtained from this study may be of considerable benefit to help treat patients with heart disease in the future.

Participation Details

Initial selection criteria include:

• Must be ages 18 to 55
• Must be currently hospitalized for a heart attack
• Must meet study medical criteria as evaluated by Dr. Mehta

Study Director: Dr. Rupa Mehta
Department: Cardiology

For more information contact:
Linda Bond
lbond@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
(773) 702-6385

IRB: #16313B