July 2008 - The Society for Heart and Vascular Metabolism’s 6th annual conference was held in Boston from June 29th through July 1st, 2008. Members of the IMMEDIATE Trial’s Scientific Advisory Committee, Drs. Lionel Opie and Joanne Ingwall, made positive and encouraging comments about the IMMEDIATE Trial and its potential findings based on the scientific evidence that was presented at the meeting.
June 2008 - Letters to the editor published in JAMA: Selker, H et. al. “No causal relationship to a safety problem related to GIK.” Opie, L. “IMMEDIATE Trial to give valuable information.” Chaudhuri, A et. al. “Insulin may add more benefit than we know.” JAMA.2008;299(20):2385-6.
May 2008 - Review article by Robert Kloner and Richard Nesto (Circulation. 2008 May 13;117(19):2523-33) supports “GIK administration in the pre-hospital setting during acute coronary syndrome (ACS).”
May 2008 - 3 patients enrolled in 3 days - Milwaukee Site enrolled 3 successive STEMI patients who underwent PCI!
April 2008 - Sioux Falls Site begins enrollment – Rural/Metro Ambulance of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, enrolls first patient on the very same day!
December 2006 - Journal of Emergency Medical Services
Priority Traffic - Paramedics Participate in $36 Million Cardiac Study
July 2006 - Cable Network Channel Video, Dallas, TX
Interview with Dr. James Atkins, Texas Regional Principal Investigator
July 07, 2006 - Fifty Plus Advocates, Concord, MA
Metrowest-area Ambulance Transports Slated for Heart Attack Study
June 24, 2006 - The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas
Efforts Against Heart attack Pumped Up
June 12, 2006 - Star Community Newspaper, Plano, Texas
Plano Chosen to Take Part in Clinical Trial
April 21, 2006 - The Enterprise Newspaper, Brockton MA
Brockton to Join Study of Heart Attack Medication
September 2005 - Press Release Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
National IMMEDIATE Trial Funded by NHLBI of NIH to Test Inexpensive Widely-Applicable “GIK” Emergency Treatment for Heart Attack for Use in Ambulances and Emergency Departments.
