Helping heart bypass grafts work better with a new technique
This study tests whether a new way to prepare the arm artery used in heart bypass surgery can help keep it open and working well. It may improve the success of your surgery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are scheduled for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) and will use an artery from your arm (radial artery) for the bypass.
- Your surgery is not an emergency and you have not had this surgery before.
- You are not having any other heart or non-heart surgery at the same time.
- You can safely have a CT scan of your heart arteries (not pregnant, no severe contrast allergy, and your kidney function is okay).
- You are willing and able to give written informed consent.
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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