The purpose of the present study is to examine the utility of rPerC in STEMI patients treated with pPCI. The effect will be evaluated by 1) limitation of infarct size (salvage and final infarct size) determined by myocardial scintigraphy (SPECT), 2) electrocardiographic and angiographic signs of tissue perfusion, 3) release of ischemic markers 5) echocardiographic markers of left ventricular function and 5) clinical end-points (Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE: death, reinfarction, need for revascularisation, invalidating stroke)) at discharge and after 30 days.