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Clinical Trial Summary

Working hypothesis and aims: 1) To explore the pathophysiology of postoperative troponin elevations and 2) whether ranolazine, a new anti-ischemic drug that has no effect on blood pressure or heart rate, prevents postoperative myocardial injury.


Clinical Trial Description

High-risk patients undergoing non cardiac surgery will be randomized to receive either Ranolazine or placebo perioperatively and troponin will be measured on the first 3 days after surgery. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention


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NCT number NCT01810796
Study type Interventional
Source Hadassah Medical Organization
Contact Giora Landesberg, Assoc. Prof.
Phone 97226777269
Email gio@cc.huji.ac.il
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 3
Start date December 2013
Completion date December 2017

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