Remote conditioning for safer heart bypass recovery
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests whether a simple, non-invasive treatment called remote ischemic conditioning (using a blood pressure cuff on your arm) can help patients recover better after off-pump heart bypass surgery. The goal is to see if it reduces complications and improves heart function.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are diagnosed with coronary artery disease and are scheduled for off-pump heart bypass surgery.
- You are between 18 and 75 years old.
- Your heart pumps well (ejection fraction over 40%) and the main pumping chamber is not enlarged (less than 60 mm).
- You do not have severe heart valve problems or other major blood vessel issues that need surgery.
- You have not had prior vagus nerve surgery or a vagus nerve block, and you don't have severe injuries, bleeding problems, or cancer.
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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