Comparing two ways to do minimally invasive heart bypass surgery
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial compares two techniques for heart bypass surgery that avoid opening the chest fully, to see which one works better. It may help people who need elective (planned) minimally invasive heart bypass.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are scheduled for elective (planned) minimally invasive heart bypass surgery.
- The surgery will use a heart-lung machine to keep your blood flowing during the operation.
- You will be under general anesthesia, meaning you will be asleep and on a breathing tube during surgery.
- You are not having emergency, re-do, or combined surgery (like valve repair along with bypass).
- You are not pregnant and have signed a consent form.
- Your heart function is stable—not severely weak (ejection fraction at least 35%) and no shock or need for a mechanical heart pump before 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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