Hidden blood vessel damage may predict heart surgery complications
NCT ID NCT02965339
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study investigates whether patients with pre-existing endothelial dysfunction (damage to the inner lining of blood vessels) are more likely to develop vasoplegia (a dangerous drop in blood pressure) after cardiac surgery using a heart-lung machine. Researchers will measure various markers of endothelial function in adults undergoing coronary artery bypass or aortic valve surgery. The goal is to understand if pre-existing vessel damage contributes to post-surgery complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If a link is found, it could help identify patients at higher risk for complications after heart surgery, allowing for closer monitoring or preventive measures.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. The results may not lead to changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2016
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Finished
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Mar 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients ≥ 18 years, operated on for cardiac surgical myocardial revascularization (CABG) or surgical correction of aortic valve. Consent signed.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients ≥ 18 years. * Patient operated on for cardiac surgical myocardial revascularization (CABG) or surgical correction of aortic valve. * Consent signed. Exclusion Criteria: * Standing arrhythmia. * Pregnant woman. * curative anticoagulation (warfarin, NANCO, heparin). * Patient under guardianship. * Patient Refused to participate. * Cardiac surgery without CPB. * bicuspid aortic valve. * Participation in another study. * preoperative sepsis. * Minor or major, under guardianship or trusteeship (art L1121-5, L1121-8 and L1122 1-2)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU De Caen
Caen, Caen, 14000, France
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