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Filter by:Patients that have cardiac surgery may suffer from unrecognized cerebral ischemia or loss of blood flow to the brain temporarily during surgery. This temporary loss of blood flow to the brain may result in a condition called delirium. Delirium is a type temporary confusion. There are some strategies that can help reduce cerebral ischemia during cardiac surgery which can help lead to a reduction in the incidence of delirium. The investigator believes that a strategy called remote ischemic preconditioning will help to reduce the incidence of delirium incidence after cardiac surgery. Remote ischemic preconditioning is a brief exposure to ischemia. This brief exposure to ischemia occurs in an area of the body that is not undergoing a procedure. This brief exposure to ischemia is not long enough to cause any damage to the body and it has been demonstrated to help protect against more severe ischemic injury that may occur later during surgery. In this study the investigator will use remote ischemic preconditioning to see if it can reduce the incidence delirium after cardiac surgery.
The purpose of this study is to assess the early safety and performance of the Mitralign Percutaneous Tricuspid Valve Annuloplasty System (PTVAS) for the treatment of symptomatic chronic functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR). The procedure will be performed with the PTVAS device using a non-surgical percutaneous approach to tricuspid valve repair in patients who have FTR with a minimum of moderate tricuspid regurgitation.
Evaluation of decellularized human heart valves for aortic heart valve replacement in comparison to current valve substitutes. Safety endpoints include cardiovascular adverse events, time to re-operation, re-intervention and explantation. Efficacy endpoints include freedom from valve dysfunction and hemodynamic performance.
The purpose of the study is to generate early US feasibility data of the CardiAQ™ Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implant System. The study will enroll patients with moderate to severe mitral valve regurgitation who are considered high risk for mortality and morbidity from conventional open-heart surgery.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the initial short and long-term safety and performance of the CardiAQ™ Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation System using the Transapical Delivery System. The study will enroll patients with moderate to severe mitral valve regurgitation who are considered high or extreme risk for mortality and morbidity from conventional open heart surgery.
This is a prospective, non-randomized, single-arm, multicentre surveillance study to be conducted in Europe. The Surveillance is designed as a study, where - ESPOIR pulmonary valve (PV) is prescribed in the usual manner in accordance with the terms of the approval. - The assignment of the patient to a particular therapeutic strategy is not decided in advance by this Surveillance Protocol but falls within current practice and the prescription of ESPOIR PV is clearly separated from the decision to include the patient in the Surveillance. - No additional diagnostic or monitoring procedures shall be applied to the patients - and epidemiological methods shall be used for the analysis of collected data. Evaluation of decellularized human heart valves for pulmonary heart valve replacement in comparison to current valve substitutes. Safety endpoints include cardiovascular adverse events, time to re-operation, re-intervention and explantation. Efficacy endpoints include freedom from valve dysfunction and hemodynamic performance.
The optimal intensity of oral anticoagulation in China patients undergoing mechanical valve replacements is still controversial due to the different risk profiles of thrombophilia and bleeding in Chinese patients. Elevated D-dimer could reflect a pro-thrombogenic or prothrombotic state, and thus might be used to decide the intensity of oral anticoagulation. This study was to evaluate whether elevated D-dimer levels could help to determine the intensity of oral anticoagulation in patients with mechanical heart valve prostheses.
1. Title: Clinical study of the relationship between Pharmacogenomics and warfarin dose in Chinese patients 2. Drug: Warfarin 3. Design: To value the accuracy of warfarin Pharmacogenomics algorithm by the algorithm calculated dose and actual dose in the Chinese patients. 4. Hypothesis:Pharmacogenomic algorithm guided dose can help to predict warfarin dose in Chinese patients.
This study examines the hemodynamic and hemolytic properties of two additional smaller size valves to the On-X line of valves already approved by FDA.
Statins have been used to low cholesterol to prevent and treat coronary artery diseases. It was also reported that statins could protect endothelial function and cardiac function during coronary artery bypass graft. The investigators recent found simvastatin reduced myocardial injury during noncoronary artery cardiac surgery in single medical center. The investigators further investigate that whether simvastatin can protect myocardium during noncoronary artery cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass and improve cardiac function with long term use postoperatively in two medical centers.