Status:

COMPLETED

Peri-Operative Morbidity and Quality of Life After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)

Lead Sponsor:

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Conditions:

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

It is the long term objective of this study to preserve or improve the quality of life and to prevent deterioration in physical and mental function following myocardial revascularization among bypass ...

Detailed Description

The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of two strategies of intra-operative hemodynamic management in preventing peri-operative cardiac, cognitive and neurologic morbidity and mortalit...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients had to be undergoing elective CABG, without concomitant valve or other cardiac surgery.
  • Patients also had to be able to perform the neuropsychologic tests, and to provide informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Patients who refused to participate in the study.
  • Patients who live too far away from NYC to be able to come back for follow up at six months post-operatively.
  • Patients who had either valvular replacement and aortic amd mitral an aneurysm repair, or other cardiothoracic surgery.
  • Patients who were unable to complete the neuropsychologic test.
  • Patient who were part of another CABG study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 1991

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 1994

Estimated Enrollment :

248 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00248885

Start Date

September 1 1991

End Date

September 1 1994

Last Update

April 11 2008

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New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, New York, United States, 10065