Heart surgery recovery: new study looks at hidden blood flow problems
NCT ID NCT07052461
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether fluid buildup in veins (congestion) affects blood flow in the smallest blood vessels after planned heart surgery. Researchers will monitor 40 adults in the ICU using ultrasound and other tools. The goal is to better understand these connections, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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
Patients presenting for elective or urgent cardiac surgery. Urgent patients are defined as patients who have not been electively admitted for operation but who require intervention or surgery on the current admission for medical reasons. These patients cannot be sent home without a definitive procedure but do not require immediate emergency surgery.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Elective or urgent (need for definitive procedure during hospitalisation, but not emergency intervention) cardiac surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Pregnant women * Known severe chronic kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate \<15 mL/min per 1.73 m2 or dialysis) * Renal or liver transplantation * Any known condition interfering with Doppler evaluation of the portal system (including known or suspected cirrhosis or portal vein thrombosis or huge abdominal emphysema). * Inability to consent to study * Emergency cardiac surgery
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Basel
RECRUITINGBasel, 4031, Switzerland
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