Status:
COMPLETED
Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia in Isolated Systolic Hypertension
Lead Sponsor:
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Conditions:
Hypertension
Myocardial Ischemia
Eligibility:
All Genders
45+ years
Brief Summary
During or after surgery, patients may suffer heart attacks or other heart complications, increasing the hospital stay by 11 days on average and costing an estimated US$20 billion in 1990.Many risk fac...
Detailed Description
Ethics approval is already obtained. Consented patients will be screened for ISH in the pre-surgical clinic, utilizing BP automated machine. Patients with ISH or normal diastolic function (control gro...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age ≥ 45 years
- ISH or normotensive (as per Patient Recruitment and Informed Consent section)
- Elective non cardiac surgical procedure
- Expected to stay in hospital ≥ 48 hours
- Revised cardiac risk index (RCRI) ≤ 251
Exclusion
- Atrial fibrillation
- Left bundle branch block (LBBB)
- Myocardial infarction \< 3 months
- Decompensated congestive heart failure
- Unstable coronary syndrome
- Dialysis
- Emergency surgery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
312 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01237652
Start Date
November 1 2006
End Date
March 1 2009
Last Update
November 9 2010
Active Locations (1)
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The Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4E9