Less invasive heart surgery may speed recovery, new trial shows

NCT ID NCT03447938

First seen May 16, 2026 · Last updated May 19, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study compares two ways to do heart bypass surgery for people with blocked arteries. One method uses a small cut on the left side of the chest (minimally invasive), while the other opens the breastbone (traditional open-chest surgery). The goal is to see which approach helps patients recover faster and feel better in the first year after surgery. About 176 adults with multi-vessel coronary artery disease are taking part.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Apollo Hospital, Bangalore

    Bangalore, Karnataka, 560041, India

  • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada

  • Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital

    Taipei, Taipei, 220, Taiwan

  • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center

    La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601, United States

  • Jilin Heart Hospital

    Jilin, Jilin, 130117, China

  • Leipzig Heart Institute GmbH

    Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

  • Manipal Hospitals

    New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

  • National University Hospital (NUH) - Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

  • Robert-Bosch-Hospital

    Stuttgart, Germany

  • Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center

    Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

  • University Health Network

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

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