Testing a lab-made blood vessel for heart bypass surgery
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests a lab-made blood vessel (called an ATEV) used as a bypass graft during heart surgery. The ATEV is designed for people who don't have enough healthy leg vein for standard bypass grafts, and it may help restore blood flow to the heart more safely.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 45 and 75 years old.
- You need bypass surgery to at least two heart arteries, and your surgeon has identified that you do not have enough good-quality leg vein (saphenous vein) for the grafts.
- You have not had any prior open heart surgery.
- You are not on blood thinners or have a bleeding/clotting disorder, and you are willing to take blood thinners after surgery.
- You do not have serious kidney disease (GFR < 45), severe lung disease, or poorly controlled diabetes (HbA1c > 8%).
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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