Do new blood-thinning treatments commenced after cardiac surgery keep By-Pass Grafts open longer ?
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Graft Patency following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) post Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)Cardiovascular - Coronary heart diseaseSurgery - Other surgery
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12613001362785
- Lead Sponsor
- Waikato District Health Board
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
Patients undergoing primary isolated CABG post ACS presentation
Exclusion Criteria
Previous CABG
Platelet count <100x 109/l
need for concomitant valve surgery or aneurysm resection
Need for post op warfarin
profuse post op bleeding
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Coronary Graft patency 12 months following CABG as measured by multi slice computed tomography coronary angiography[12 months]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method