Long Term Cardiovascular Disease Event Risk for Patients Undergoing Major Non-Cardiac Surgery
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age45-75
SponsorUniversity Health Network, Toronto
About this trial
The goal of this observational study is to learn whether the healthy lifestyle choices made around surgery can influence an individual's long term risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Patients will be observed 1-month prior to and 3-months following surgery to assess their risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 45 - 75 years
Scheduled for intermediate- to high risk non-cardiac surgery (intra-thoracic or intra-abdominal surgery, all vascular surgery, intra-cranial neurosurgery, spine surgery)
Expected post-operative length of stay of at least two days, according to the surgeon's expectation
Disqualifiers
Currently participating in a CVD risk reduction program
Patient is scheduled to undergo transplant or has undergone emergency surgery
Life expectancy <1 year (palliative surgery)
Recent (<6 months) myocardial infarction or stroke
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Healthy lifestyle behaviors around the time of surgery
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov