Check whether a smaller-sternum incision improves heart bypass outcomes
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial studies whether doing heart bypass surgery using an “inferior part-sternotomy” (a specific cut location in the breastbone area) can improve outcomes for people having planned, open-chest bypass for multiple blocked heart arteries. It may help by refining which surgical approach works best for certain coronary artery patterns.
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Who can take part
- You are scheduled for a first-time, planned open-chest heart bypass (CABG) using a sternum incision
- Your heart blockage pattern involves multiple vessels, such as three-vessel disease or left main plus right coronary disease
- Your heart pumping function is not severely reduced (left ventricular ejection fraction above 35%)
- You do not need additional heart surgeries at the same time (like valve repair/replacement or surgery for an arrhythmia)
- You do not have severe kidney problems (creatinine 200 micromol/L or less)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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