The Relationship Between Blood Flow Readings During Surgery and How Well the Graft Stays Open and How Patients Recover Afterward in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorWeill Medical College of Cornell University

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to learn more about a tool called Transit-Time Flow Measurement (TTFM). TTFM uses sound waves during surgery to check how well blood is flowing through blood vessels. This helps doctors see if the blood flow is good during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), which is a type of heart surgery

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age >18 years

First-time, non-emergent isolated multivessel CABG through median sternotomy

Willing and able to provide written informed consent and comply with all study procedures, including QOL questionnaires

Disqualifiers

Reoperation

Emergency procedures

Combined CABG + other cardiac or non-cardiac surgery

Isolated single vessel CABG

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Transit-Time Flow Measurement (TTFM)

Treatment groups

1,242 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators