Heart bypass breakthrough? new imaging may boost graft success
NCT ID NCT07669987
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a special imaging technique called Quantitative Flow Reserve (QFR) can help predict how well a blood vessel graft will work after coronary artery bypass surgery. Researchers will follow 110 patients for one year after surgery to check if the grafts stay open and if patients have fewer heart problems. The goal is to see if QFR can guide surgeons to choose the best vessels for grafting.
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 show that using QFR before surgery helps doctors choose better graft vessels, potentially reducing heart complications after bypass surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all patients. The sample size is small.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
This project aims to prospectively enroll patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) utilizing the radial artery as a conduit at Peking University Third Hospital from January 2023 to September 2025.
- Ages
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18 to 80 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 aged 18 to 80 years. * Patients whose angina pectoris significantly affects daily life and work, and for whom conservative medical treatment is ineffective, requiring coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). * Preoperative coronary angiography data are available for quantitative flow ratio (QFR) analysis. * Patients with severe stenosis, defined as greater than 70% stenosis, in the three main coronary artery branches, including the left anterior descending artery, circumflex artery, and right coronary artery, with or without left main coronary artery stenosis greater than 50%. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who cannot tolerate CABG due to comorbidities or complications. * Patients requiring urgent CABG or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). * Patients with significant congestive heart failure or hemodynamic instability. * Patients with a history of previous CABG or PCI within the past 6 months. * Patients who have experienced a stroke within the past 6 months. * Patients requiring concurrent cardiac procedures, such as valve surgery, maze surgery, radiofrequency ablation, or pacemaker implantation. * Patients with allergies to contrast agents or antiplatelet medications, or with contraindications to antiplatelet medications due to bleeding risks. * Patients with a significant history of bleeding, marked leukopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia, or bleeding diathesis. * Patients currently participating in other prospective clinical studies. * Patients who are unwilling to participate in this study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking university third hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100191, China
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