Status:
COMPLETED
The Usefulness of Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF-15) for Risk Stratification in Cardiac Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
University of Luebeck
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Coronary Artery Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Growth determination factor 15 (GDF-15) and high sensitive troponin-t (hsTnT) are emerging humoral markers for risk stratification in clinically stable heart failure patients and in patients with stab...
Detailed Description
The study will be based on 2 patient cohorts, a group of patients studied during an observation period (2009) and a validation cohort of patients studied in 2008. The 2009 cohort (about 800 patients) ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients scheduled for cardiac surgery
Exclusion
- Withdrawal of informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
2000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01166360
Start Date
January 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
March 15 2011
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Department of Anesthesiology, University of Luebeck
Lübeck, Germany, 23568