Heartburn drug could shield kidneys in High-Risk heart surgery

NCT ID NCT06154226

Summary

This study tested if giving the heartburn medicine pantoprazole during heart surgery could prevent a common and serious complication: sudden kidney injury. Researchers compared it to another medicine (famotidine) in 100 patients at high risk for this problem. The goal was to see if the drug could improve kidney function and reduce kidney damage after surgery.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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