Robot-assisted heart bypass with stenting versus standard surgery
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial compares a less invasive robot-assisted heart bypass plus stenting against standard heart bypass surgery. It is for people with multiple blocked heart arteries who have extra risk factors that make regular surgery more dangerous.
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Who can take part
- You must have blockages in more than one heart artery (multi-vessel coronary artery disease).
- You need at least one factor that raises your risk with regular surgery, such as being over 80, having weak kidneys (eGFR under 50), having a weakened heart pump (LVEF under 40%), or being considered frail by a surgeon.
- Your heart anatomy must be suitable for either robot-assisted bypass surgery or standard bypass surgery, and the blockages must be treatable with stents or bypass.
- You cannot have significant blockage in the main left heart artery (left main disease).
- You cannot have very weak kidney function (eGFR under 30) or a very weak heart pump (ejection fraction under 30%).
- You must be able to take blood thinners (dual antiplatelet therapy), and you cannot need emergency surgery.
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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