ASS-Nonresponse Following Cardiac Surgery as Assessed With Multiple Electrode Aggregometry

Goethe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: ASS-Nonresponse

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01824147

33/13

Details and patient eligibility

About

It is the aim of the present study to assess the prevalence of ASS-Nonresponse following cardiac surgery using the Multiple Electrode Aggregometry (MEA).

Full description

Up to now there are no data concerning the prevalence of ASS-Nonresponse following surgical coronary revascularization procedures as assessed with the Multiple Electrode Aggregometry. Results of the present observational study are needed to assess the prevalence of ASS-Nonresponse in order to perform a sample size analysis for a prospective interventional study in a second step.

Enrollment: 400 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients older than 18 years after cardiac surgery
• Antiaggregatory therapy with aspirin postoperatively

Exclusion criteria

• known allergy to aspirin
• need for an antiaggregatory therapy other than aspirin
• pregnancy

Trial design

400 participants in 1 patient group

CABG Patients

Description:

Patients undergoing surgery for coronary revascularization.