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A Study of Changes in Heart Function and Blood Flow in People Receiving Anesthesia
Led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Updated on 2026-01-30
250
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
207 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to understand changes in heart function (how the heart pumps blood) and blood flow in people who receive general anesthesia during surgery. The researchers are particularly interested in the heart function and blood flow changes in people who experience low blood pressure (hypotension) after receiving anesthesia.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Study of Changes in Heart Function and Blood Flow in People Receiving Anesthesia
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adult patients 18 years or older requiring general anesthesia for surgery
- Intubation required for anesthesia and surgery
- Expected preparation time before incision is at least 20 minutes
- Baseline mean arterial pressure (MAP) greater than 70 mmHg
You will not qualify if you...
- History of coronary artery disease
- History of cardiac diseases such as hypertension, arrhythmias, valvular or structural abnormalities
- History of peripheral artery occlusive disease
- Use of beta-blocker medications
- Use of anti-hypertensive medications
- Receiving epidural, spinal, paravertebral, or serratus blocks before surgery
- Need for rapid sequence induction where intubation occurs with induction
- Emergency surgery
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activites)
New York, New York, United States, 10065
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Anahita Dabo-Trubelja, MD
CONTACT
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Gregory Fischer, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
1
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