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Aug 23, 10 12:56AMCardiac surgery relieves symptoms and increases life expectancy in cardiac patients, with and without congenital heart disease (CHD). However, cardiac surgery involves many risks of complications, such as bleeding, arrhythmias, and death.Right ventricular failure is another complication, contributing to poor clinical outcome. Right ventricular failure is a clinical syndr...Location: Academic Medical Center Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Aug 24, 10 10:26AMIn Canada, 218,000 units of fresh frozen plasma and frozen plasma were transfused in 2005.Cardiac surgery patients are the largest recipient group for FP transfusions. Despite this, no studies have characterized the use of FP in relation to coagulation test abnormalities or bleeding, or how these and other clinical determinants influence the decision to transfuse FP. Fu...Location: Ottawa Hospital Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Aug 24, 10 10:26AMHypothesis of the study is that patients undergoing major cardiac surgery can develop extracardiac complications correlated to cardiopulmonary by pass.Location: Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, San Giovanni Batti... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 24, 10 10:26AMThe primary aim of our prospective, randomized, double-blind interventional clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of high dose atorvastatin therapy to reduce post operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in patients undergoing cardiac valve surgery. We hypothesize that therapy with high dose atorvastatin will significantly reduce the incidence and/or severity of...Location: Duke University Medical Center Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Aug 25, 10 08:00AMThe purpose for the investigators study is to investigate the severity and incidence of respiratory insufficiency using transcutaneous carbon dioxide (TcPCO2) monitoring as an adjunct to the current standard of care for early detection of inadequate ventilation in post-operative surgical in-patients undergoing cardiac surgery after discharge from intensive care unit (ICU...Location: Baylor University Medical Center Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Nov 30, 10 07:00AMPatients with respiratory failure following cardiac surgery are randomized to receive standard therapy versus non invasive ventilation. The hypothesis is that patients receiving non invasive ventilation will perform better than those who received standard therapy.Location: Ospedale San Raffaele di Milano, Italy Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Dec 10, 10 07:10AMThis study aims to identify genetic causes of adverse events after cardiac surgery, such as atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction and heart failure. Patients undergoing heart surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Texas Heart Institute are eligible to participateLocation: Brigham and Women's Hospital Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Dec 28, 10 06:10AMThere are currently several schemes described for anticoagulation with heparin and its reversal with protamine during cardiac surgery with CPB. The oldest, and most used in our routine environment, is the scheme of fixed doses, in which a bolus dose of heparin at the start of CPB is established in IU/kg of body weight and the dose of protamine at the end of CPB is calcul...Location: Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul Status: Completed» Read more
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Jun 22, 11 07:00AMOne of the main problems that faces children undergoing congenital cardiac surgery is posoperative pain management. PCAs (Patient Controlled Analgesia) and NCAs (Nurse Controlled Analgesia) are the main means of pain management here at NCH. In this study, the investigators will review the difference between different PCA and NCA modalities. Also, the investigators aim to...Location: Nationwide Children's Hospital Status: Active, not recruiting» Read more
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Jul 13, 11 08:10AMThe purpose of the study is to evaluate kidney biomarkers and determine if there is a correlation between erythropoietin levels and acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery. An early biomarker for kidney injury may be helpful in identifying, monitoring and managing patients at risk for kidney failure after cardiac surgery. To evaluate EPO's role as a predictor of poor...Location: University of Michigan Hospital Status: Recruiting» Read more
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac surgery involves surgical intervention on the heart and/or adjacent great vessels to treat heart disease (ischemic, congenital, valvular, etc) and other conditions. Examples include: coronary artery bypass grafting, heart transplant, off-pump bypass surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass, etc.
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