Effect of vitamin c on pricardial effusion in post cardiac surgury patients
Phase 2
- Conditions
- pericardial effusion.Acute pericarditis
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013060713592N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
patient 18 years old and older; different cardiac surgery (coronary artery bypass,valvular heart surgery,and simple congenital cardiac surgery).
Exclusion criteria: patient who expire at the first day of surgery; patient with history of heart and lung transplantation; complex congenital heart disease surgery.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Amount of pericardial effusion. Timepoint: 3 weeks. Method of measurement: Quantitative measurements by transthoracic echocardiography.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The effect of anticoagulation on pericardial effusion and hospital stay. Timepoint: first 3 weeks after cardiac surgery. Method of measurement: Echocardiography and hospital stay after cardiac surgery.