Tomsk Cardiology Research Institute

This study is comparing two ways to perform surgery for an enlarged aorta (an aortic aneurysm). One group of 100 patients will have the standard full chest incision, while another 100 will have a smaller, 'J-shaped' incision. The goal is to see if the smaller incision leads to fe…

This study is testing if a drug called colchicine, combined with a new surgical technique, can prevent a common irregular heartbeat that often occurs after heart bypass surgery. It will involve 140 patients who are scheduled for this surgery. The goal is to see if this new approa…