Leg closure after heart bypass vein harvesting
Part of Infections clinical trials.
This trial compares two ways of closing the leg after doctors remove a vein for heart bypass surgery. The goal is to see which method leads to better healing and fewer complications.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are scheduled for elective heart bypass surgery (not an emergency).
- You are between 18 and 70 years old.
- Your surgeon agrees to the study and you consent after the plan is explained.
- You have not had prior surgery on the leg that will be used for vein removal.
- You do not have peripheral vascular disease (narrowed arteries in your legs).
- Your BMI is not above 30 (your weight in kilograms divided by your height in meters squared).
- You do not have varicose veins (swollen, twisted leg veins).
- Your bypass surgery will use a vein from your leg, not only arteries.
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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