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

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    University Hospital Bern

    Bern, Switzerland, 3010