A prospective study to assess the screening value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide for the identification of patients that benefit from additional cardiac testing prior to vascular surgery

Completed

• Conditions: on-cardiac surgery, perioperative cardiac complications; Surgery; Non-cardial surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN48518771
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus Medical Centre (The Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-04-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 1800

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with peripheral vascular atherosclerosis scheduled for vascular surgery involving either of the following are eligible to participate:
a. revascularisation utilising aortic or proximal lower extremity procedures, or
b. distal lower extremity vascular reconstruction

Exclusion Criteria

1. Emergency surgical procedures
2. Unability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent
3. Previous participation in this same trial
4. Concurrent participation in another clinical trial
5. Contraindication for cardiac stress testing

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified