Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Heart-lung-machine on Selenium Status of Cardiac Surgical Patients Undergoing Coronary Bypass Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

RWTH Aachen University

Conditions:

Selenium Level

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Since selenium has demonstrated significant characteristics for a series of biochemical processes, for antioxidant activity and immune stimulation, this observational study should represent the effect...

Detailed Description

To produce two comparable groups of patients, the characteristics are recorded using EURO-Score; additionally the groups are "matched" (Matched-Pairs-Analysis). All patients are operated by the same ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Coronary-3-vessel-disease
  • Written informed consent
  • Age of 18 years or older
  • Study inclusion at the latest on the last evening before surgery

Exclusion

  • Other serious cardiac diagnosis (i.e. aneurysm, valvular-diseases)
  • ischemic cardiomyopathy
  • Patients not capable of consenting
  • Pregnant or lactating women, women of child-bearing potential in whom pregnancy can not be excluded

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2010

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

46 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01409057

Start Date

June 1 2010

End Date

December 1 2012

Last Update

December 12 2012

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University Hospital Aachen

Aachen, Germany, 52074