Heart surgery showdown: which bypass method spares tiny vessels?
NCT ID NCT05479188
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 60 heart surgery patients to see how two different bypass machines affect blood flow in tiny vessels under the tongue. One method was minimally invasive, the other was the standard approach. The goal was to find out which technique keeps small blood vessels working better during surgery.
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 help surgeons choose better methods to protect small blood vessels during heart surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study. It does not test a new treatment, so direct patient benefits are uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 85 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 undergoing undergoing open heart surgery with accepted indications under extracorporeal circulation Exclusion Criteria: * patients undergoing emergency surgery * patients in preoperative cardiogenic shock with evidence of tissue malperfusion * patients with severe peripheral vascular disease * patients unable to give informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cardiothoracic Department, AHEPA University Hospital
Thessaloniki, 54636, Greece
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