Continuation of Aspirin Before Isolated Heart Valve Surgery

University of Liege

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Isolated Heart Valve Surgery

Treatments: Drug: Aspirin

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05151796

ulganescardio_aspirine

Details and patient eligibility

About

Whether or not continuing aspirin up to de day before surgery increases the risk of bleeding and/or prevents thrombo-embolic complications remains debated. The investigators retrospectively investigated the whether continuing aspirine within 5 days of isolated heart valve surgery increased the risk of bleeding.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Isolated heart valve surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Antiplatelet agent other than aspirin or anticoagulant not discontinued preoperatively
• Emergent or salvage surgery
• Surgery for endocarditis
• Use of NSAIDs within 48 hours before surgery

Trial design

500 participants in 2 patient groups

Aspirin continued within 5 days before surgery

Treatment:

Drug: Aspirin

Aspirin discontinued more than 5 days before surgery