For this study an open-label prospective randomized approach is used. During the study 360 patients with or without ID, who hospitalized for myocardial infarction were signed up. Patients were randomised (1:1) to either intravenous. FCM or oral ferrous sulphate and received the treatment during hospitalisation. Patients are closely followed for 1 year. The primary outcome is a decrease in the Wall Motion Score Index value in FCM group compered to ferrous sulphate group. The main secondary outcome includes the composite of cardio-vascular mortality, non-fatal stroke, non-fatal MI, recurrent heart failure hospitalizations.
The OPERA-MI trial evaluates the effect of i.v. ferric carboxymaltose compared to the effect of oral iron, on left ventricular systolic function.