Heart bypass surgery without clamping the aorta
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests a special technique for heart bypass surgery that avoids clamping the aorta. It may help people with hardened arteries in the aorta who need bypass surgery but are not good candidates for standard clamping.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have chest pain (angina) that limits your daily activities despite medical treatment.
- You need bypass surgery, confirmed by a heart catheterization.
- A CT scan shows hardening (calcification) of the main artery from your heart (ascending aorta), making standard clamping risky.
- You do NOT have a large old heart attack with no living heart muscle, or severe heart enlargement (heart size more than 75% of chest, weak pump with EF under 30%, or very large left ventricle).
- You are not having valve repair or other open heart surgery at the same time.
- You have not had open heart surgery before.
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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