Status:
COMPLETED
Cerebral Embolic Load in Patients Undergoing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Comparison of the Conventional With the Minimized Extracorporeal Circulation Technique Using Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound
Lead Sponsor:
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Conditions:
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Extracorporeal Circulation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
In this study, the investigators aim to compare cerebral embolic load in patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement using either the minimized extracorporeal circulation or the conventional...
Detailed Description
Background The gold standard to treat severe aortic valve stenosis is currently the surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) using conventional extracorporeal circulation (CECC). SAVR, however, can b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Isolated Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis
- No other cardiac disease
- No other coronary heart disease
- Written informed consent
- Exclusion Criteria
- Double valve surgery
- Concomitant coronary artery bypass surgery
- Vascular surgery
- Age \< 18 yrs.
- Age \> 80 yrs.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
48 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02308566
Start Date
June 1 2011
End Date
June 1 2016
Last Update
June 30 2016
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Bern
Bern, Switzerland, 3010