Bypass patients may avoid A-Fib with one extra cut
NCT ID NCT06159985
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether making a small opening in the lining around the heart (called a left posterior pericardiotomy) can prevent new atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery. 270 adults having bypass surgery were randomly assigned to get this extra cut or not. The main goal was to see if the cut lowered the rate of atrial fibrillation before leaving the hospital.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
270 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Dec 2023
- Finished
-
Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
19 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * patients who are planned to undergo coronary artery bypass grafting * patients aged ≥19 years Exclusion Criteria: * patients who are planned to undergo other concomitant cardiac procedures (e.g. valve procedures, aorta procedures) * patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting using cardiopulmonary bypass * patients who are documented with paroxysmal, persistent, or permanent atrial fibrillation before operation * patients who have a history of cardiac surgery * patients who have a history of pericardial disease * patients who have severe adhesion at left pleural cavity which precludes effective left posterior pericardiostomy * patients who refuse to participate in this study
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Atrial fibrillation new onset are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Heart bypass surgeons test which vein layout keeps grafts open
- A soft patch that watches your heart beat in real time
- Zapping the ear: a new way to stop Post-Surgery heart rhythm problems?
- Squeeze a ball, lower your blood pressure? heart trial puts handgrip exercise to the test
- New heart scan aims to spot hidden plaque before it strikes
- Can a kidney ultrasound scan warn of kidney damage after heart bypass surgery?