Arterial Versus Venous Graft Recruitment by Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

University Magna Graecia

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease

Treatments: Procedure: Transit-time flowmetry

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00697723

UMGIABPrecruit

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the different performance of arterial and venous graft with intra-aortic balloon pump support following coronary artery bypass.

Enrollment: 138 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Aortic insufficiency;
• Diffuse atherosclerosis impeding intra-aortic balloon pump introduction

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)