Heart Surgery and Brain Function: Testing a New Sedative
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This study tests whether remimazolam, a sedative medication, affects thinking and memory after heart surgery with a heart-lung machine. Researchers want to know if this drug is safer for the brain during major heart surgery in older adults.
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Who can take part
- You are 60 years old or older
- You need elective (planned, non-emergency) heart surgery using a heart-lung bypass machine
- You can provide written informed consent yourself
- You do not have a terminal illness expected to cause death within 3 months
- You can communicate in the trial's language and see/hear well enough to complete memory and thinking tests after 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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