Leg pressure treatment to protect organs during heart surgery
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests a treatment called EECP (which uses gentle pressure on your legs to help your heart) to see if it can reduce inflammation and protect your organs during heart surgery. It might help you recover better after the operation.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be over 18 years old.
- You need to have a heart condition like angina, a recent heart attack, heart failure, or cardiogenic shock (when the heart can't pump enough blood).
- You must be planning to have heart surgery during this hospital stay.
- You must agree to participate and sign a consent form.
- You cannot have certain health issues, like a bleeding disorder, high blood pressure that isn't controlled, a severe aortic leak, or an infection in the limb.
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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