Simple blood test may spot High-Risk heart patients after bypass
NCT ID NCT07480915
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 160 heart failure patients who are scheduled for coronary artery bypass surgery. Researchers want to see if measuring a substance called GDF-15 in the blood before surgery can help predict who will have serious heart problems in the next year. The study does not test any new treatment—it only observes and collects data to improve risk assessment.
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 successful, this could lead to a simple blood test to identify heart failure patients at highest risk after bypass surgery, helping doctors monitor them more closely.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures a biomarker (GDF-15) and does not test any new drug or therapy. The results may not change current care or apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
At each study center, patients with CHF and ischemic heart disease will be assessed for inclusion and exclusion criteria when deciding on the need for CABG and whether the patient consents to the procedure. The principal investigator is expected to ensure that all patients meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria are consistently enrolled in the study.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Heart Failure * Planned coronary artery bypass grafting Exclusion Criteria: * Myocardial infarction * Stroke * Presence of implanted devices; * Need for additional cardiac surgery other than coronary artery bypass grafting (valve repair, aneurysm); * Severe renal dysfunction (GFR \<30 ml/min/1.73 m2); * Severe comorbidities: active cancer; infiltrative cardiac diseases (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, storage diseases); autoimmune diseases; acute infectious diseases and exacerbations of chronic somatic diseases.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cardiology Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center Russian Academy of Sciences
RECRUITINGTomsk, Tomsk Oblast, 634050, Russia
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