Can a Blood-Pressure reading predict dangerous drops during heart surgery?
NCT ID NCT07831252
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Researchers at a Turkish hospital are studying 40 adults scheduled for open-heart surgery to see whether a hemodynamic measure called dynamic arterial elastance (Eadyn) can predict low blood pressure during anesthesia induction. Patients are monitored from one minute before anesthesia to ten minutes after, and are grouped by whether their blood pressure drops. The team records invasive heart and blood-vessel measurements, plus oxygen levels in the brain and kidneys, to understand how blood pressure relates to tissue oxygenation.
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 the monitor proves useful, doctors could one day spot which heart-surgery patients are likely to drop their blood pressure during anesthesia and act sooner to protect organs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study of 40 people, so it can only show a pattern, not prove cause and effect. The findings may not apply to patients with arrhythmias, severe heart failure, or other conditions excluded from the study.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease who were scheduled to undergo elective open-heart surgery were included in the study.
- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: • American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status classification I to III • Patients who planned open heart surgery Exclusion Criteria: • Age \< 18 years * Presence of arrhythmia (atrial fibrillation or frequent premature beats) * Severe valvular heart disease (aortic or mitral stenosis/insufficiency) * Severe heart failure (EF \< 40%) * Congenital heart disease * Severe chronic lung disease * Chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis * Severe peripheral vascular disease * Morbid obesity * Emergency surgery cases
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Haseki Educational and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGIstanbul, Sultangazi, 34270, Turkey (Türkiye)
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