Table 1.

Description of primary and secondary endpoints.

Primary endpoint
	Maximal value of troponin T (TnT) value during the first 24 h following myocardial reperfusion
Major secondary endpoint
1	Maximal value of creatinine kinase isoenzyme muscle-brain (CK-MB) during the first 24 h following myocardial reperfusion
Intra-operative related secondary endpoints
2	Time between the aortic cross-clamping and the complete cardiac arrest
3	Percentage of patients requiring catecholamines during aortic cross-clamping
4	Cumulative dose of catecholamines during aortic cross-clamping
5	Defibrillation rate after aorta unclamping and coronary reperfusion
ICU related secondary endpoints
6	Cumulative dose of catecholamines during the first 24 h following coronary reperfusion or until ICU discharge (if discharge occurs before 24 h), starting the calculation at arrival to ICU
7	Percentage of patients requiring the installation of an IABP during the first 24 h following coronary reperfusion or until ICU discharge (if discharge occurs before 24 h).
8	Duration of intubation
9	Duration of ICU stay
10	Mortality during the first 24 h following coronary reperfusion or until ICU discharge (if discharge occurs before 24 h)
11	Maximal ST elevation during the first 24 h following coronary reperfusion or until ICU discharge (if discharge occurs before 24 h)
Follow-up related secondary endpoints
12	Duration of hospitalization.
Safety endpoints
1	Serious and non-serious adverse events
2	Laboratory parameters