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Filter by:The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the rate of deep sternal wound infection at 30 days post-operative following a full median sternotomy in patients treated with SternaLock Blu for rigid sternal fixation. This study will also provide evidence of the clinical performance of SternaLock Blu for up to 90 days using real world evidence methodology. Sternal complications will be reported through 90 days follow up.
Approximately 70,000 cardiac valve surgeries are performed in China every year. Although guidelines or consensus recommendations recommend perioperative rehabilitation after valve surgery, clinical studies are still lacking, especially for Chinese patients. The investigators hope to find out whether a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program can improve the postoperative mortality, complications and length of stay m as well as anxiety, depression and quality of life, after heart valve surgery. A singlecenter, randomized clinical trial, PORT study, aims to investigate whether cardiac rehabilitation in addition to usual care is superior to treatment as usual after heart valve surgery. The trial will randomly allocate 800 patients after inclusion screening, 1:1 intervention to control group, using central randomization, and blinded outcome assessment and statistical analyses. The intervention consists of rehabilitation education, inspiratory muscle training (IMT), active cycle of breathing techniques (ACBT), and early mobilization (EM). The primary outcome of this study will be a composite of in-hospital all-cause mortality, the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications, and the ratio of postoperative hospitalization > 7 days. The secondary outcomes will be (1) SICU days of stay; (2) days of bed rest; (3) days of hospital length of stay; (4) all-cause death in 3 months; (5) anxiety measured by Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) and depression measured by Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) in 3 months. (6) quality of life measured by the Short Form 36 (SF-36) in 3 months.
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is designed to increase healthy behaviours (e.g. physical activity, healthy eating, smoking abstinence) and reduce risk factors (e.g. high blood pressure & cholesterol) in order to improve quality of life and health among people with heart disease. Unfortunately, few patients attend CR, often reporting several barriers to access including travel distance, parking fees and lack of time. Advances in technology have the potential to improve accessibility and delivery of CR programs, and improve patient empowerment. The University of Ottawa Heart Institute has developed an e-health program called the Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation Program (VCRP); an online cardiovascular health management system (website & Smartphone app) that provides strategies for the control and management of risk factors. The goals of VCRP are to: empower and educate patients; foster better communication between patients and their health care team; stimulate shared decision making; and, facilitate care coordination leading to better health outcomes. The VCRP provides patients with: real-time access to their health information, as well as tracking of risk behaviours and factors through integration with devices; a wellness plan; access to a personal on-line health coach; goal-setting notifications; on-line community forums; and, circle of care access to information. The aim of this project is to evaluate the effects of VCRP (with integrated fitness tracker) compared to a standard, home-based CR program. The study will look at changes in: patient empowerment; health behaviours; risk factors; quality of life; clinical outcomes; and, costs. The study will improve our understanding of: patient and provider needs; program usability; and shared decision-making. Results will inform the use of e-health programs such as VCRP into healthcare settings to improve patient empowerment, shared decision-making, and the ability to integrate wearable monitors to improve health behaviours.
Assessment of feasibility, safety and outcomes of transcatheter valve interventions
The study compares the efficacies of two surgical procedures for the treatment of mitral valve prolapse due to myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve: the chordae replacement and the translocation of secondary mitral valve chordae.
The ability to quantify flow directly using through-plane phase contrast velocity mapping is a unique advantage of cardiovascular magnetic resonance and does not rely on the calculation from complex equations as echocardiography. The aim s is to study the role of cardiac MRI in the evaluation of valvular heart disease through quantification of the impact of valvular lesions upon cardiac function by accurate estimation of the left ventricular ejection fraction
The aim of the investigator's study was to evaluate the efficacy and the safety of the Cor-Knot device in isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR) by right anterior minithoracotomy (RAMT). Four hundred and forty patients were operated for AVR by RAMT. Of these patients, 221 underwent isolated AVR surgery with stented prosthesis. Sutures were secured using the Cor-Knot titanium fastener in 63 patients and knots were hand-tied in 158. The aortic cross-clamping and cardiopulmonary bypass times were significantly decreased in the AT group compared with the MT group. Clinical outcomes were similar in the two groups, whether in the analysis of non-matched or matched groups. There was no difference in 30 day-mortality and the stroke and TIA rates were comparable The automated Cor-Knot fastener is an easy-to-use, time-saving device which does not increase perioperative morbi-mortality in patients undergoing AVR by right anterior minithoracotomy.
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and performance of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) system for the treatment of severe, symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR).
The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation are well known. However, despite center based cardiac rehabilitation (CBCR) representing guideline-based care for patients with cardiovascular disease, most patients do not complete the maximum number of sessions allowed by third party insurance payers. As such, many patients may not be receiving the full clinical benefit ascribed to CR. This study will assess the efficacy of an innovative approach to CR delivery on attendance by combining both center-based and remote- or home-based CR sessions. The intervention group combines center-based CR and remote-/home-based CR and is tailored to the individual needs of each patient, accomplished with the assistance of an easy-to-access telecommunications methodology (telemedicine)
The objective of the trial is to evaluate the procedural safety and efficacy of the Medtronic TAVR system in patients with bicuspid aortic anatomy and severe aortic stenosis at low risk for SAVR