Status:

TERMINATED

A Trial of Intravenous Calcium and Myocardial Diastolic Dysfunction During Separation From Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Lead Sponsor:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Conditions:

Diastolic Dysfunction

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Successful heart surgery requires the resumption of a strong beating heart prior to separation from the heart and lung machine. There are different ways to do this. At this hospital, the surgical team...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men and women greater than 18 years of age
  • Undergoing primary elective valve surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Consented for Transesophogeal Echocardiography (TEE) as part of routine intra-operative care and monitoring

Exclusion

  • Patients not consented for TEE as part of routine intra-operative care
  • Any absolute contraindication to TEE
  • Ionized calcium level \< 0.80 mmol/L near separation from CPB
  • Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute coronary syndromes \< 3 months prior to surgery due to the presence of pre-operative diastolic dysfunction in infarcted or ischemic myocardium
  • Ejection fraction (EF) \< 35%
  • Atrial fibrillation / flutter the absence of an A wave on mitral inflow Doppler
  • Heart rate (HR) \> 100 during 2 data point collections due to E / A wave superimposition

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00955266

Start Date

July 1 2009

End Date

February 1 2010

Last Update

May 22 2017

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Brigham and Womens Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115