Predicting stroke risk during heart surgery
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study uses special brain monitoring during and after your heart surgery to predict if you might have a stroke. It may help doctors act faster to prevent brain damage.
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Who can take part
- You are scheduled to have heart surgery that is not an emergency.
- You have at least one of these risk factors for stroke: past blood vessel disease in your legs, history of stroke or mini-stroke, kidney problems, diabetes, urgent heart bypass surgery, smoking within the last year, or a weak heart pump (less than 35% pumping strength).
- You can safely have an MRI (no metal implants, pacemaker, or severe claustrophobia).
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You do not have dementia or trouble completing simple thinking tasks.
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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