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Del Nido Versus HTK Cardioplegia in Adult Aortic Valve Replacement

Phase 4
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Aortic Valve Disease
Valve Disease, Heart
Cardiac Ischemia
Interventions
Drug: Del Nido Cardioplegia Solution
Drug: HTK solution
Registration Number
NCT06235424
Lead Sponsor
Medical University of Gdansk
Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare del Nido and Bretschneider-HTK (HTK) cardioplegia solutions in patients undergoing elective aortic valve replacement. The main question it aims to answer is:

• Does the del Nido cardioplegia provide better cardioprotection and clinical outcomes than HTK cardioplegia? Participants will receive one of the investigated cardioplegia solutions according to the randomization.

Researchers will compare both groups in terms of cardioprotection (described as levels of CK-MB and hsTnI), in-hospital clinical outcomes, biochemical changes in coronary sinus blood and one-year follow-up.

Detailed Description

The idea of using del Nido cardioplegia in adult cardiac surgery appeared after many reports proving its safety and efficacy in the paediatric population. Therefore many adult centres started to apply it in everyday practice. Despite its growing popularity and application in different types of cardiac surgeries, there is still an insufficient number of prospective randomized trials which compare del Nido cardioplegia with the Bretschneider-HTK formula in the adult population.

The described problem will be analyzed at different levels in this prospective, randomised study.

Clinical aspects - del Nido and HTK cardioplegia will be compared in terms of intraoperative and postoperative details such as perfusion details and concentration of cardiac enzymes.

Echocardiographic changes - The next step will be revealing potential echocardiographic changes in cardiac function in short- and long-term observations after cardiac surgery.

Metabolic changes - the metabolic profile of amino acids and nucleotide changes after each cardioplegia solution delivery will be analyzed.

Statistical calculations will be performed by a qualified statistician. In the case of binary variables, Fisher's exact test will be used to assess differences between groups. In the case of quantitative variables, the compliance of the distribution with the normal distribution will be tested using the Shapiro-Wilk test. For quantitative variables with a distribution not significantly different from normal, the Student's t-test will be used for comparison between groups. If the distribution differs significantly from the normal distribution, the Mann-Whitney U test (comparisons of two samples) or the Kruskal-Wallis test (comparisons of many samples) will be used. Correlations between variables will be assessed using the Pearson or Spearman method, depending on the distribution of the variables. Repeated-measures ANOVA will be used to assess the variability of biochemical parameters over time.

In all analyses, p\<0.05 will be considered as the level of statistical significance.

A comparison of the two cardioplegia solutions would allow assessing whether del Nido provides better cardioprotection than HTK.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients aged 18 and over,
  • qualified for elective isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR)
Exclusion Criteria
  • patients with significant coronary artery disease,
  • urgent cases,
  • cases with additional cardiac procedures.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
del Nido cardioplegia groupDel Nido Cardioplegia SolutionA group of patients that received high potassium cardioplegic solution with the addition of lidocaine, mixed with the patient's blood in 4:1 ratio
Bretschneider-HTK cardioplegia groupHTK solutionA group of patients that received low sodium cardioplegic solution with the addition of histidine, tryptophan and alpha-ketoglutarate
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
postoperative CK-MBmeasured in the 6th, 24th, and 48th hour postoperatively

concentration of serum creatine kinase-myocardial band (CK-MB)

postoperative hsTnImeasured in the 6th, 24th, and 48th hour postoperatively

concentration of serum high sensitive cardiac troponin I (hsTnI)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of postoperative transfusions30 postoperative days

Rate of postoperative blood product transfusions.

CPB timeintraoperative

Time of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).

XC timeintraoperative

Time of aortic cross-clamp (XC).

Reperfusion timeintraoperative

Time of reperfusion (between removal of cross-clamp and weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass).

Cardioplegia volumeintraoperative

Total volume cardioplegia doses.

Cardioplegia dosesintraoperative

Number of cardioplegia doses.

Heart rhythm after XCintraoperative

Type of heart rhythm after removal of aortic cross-clamp.

Need for defibrillationintraoperative

Need for heart defibrillations in case of ventricular fibrillation.

Number of defibrillationsintraoperative

Number of heart defibrillations in case of ventricular fibrillation.

Intraoperative lactate concentrationintraoperative

Lactate measured before XC, at the time of the biggest hemodilution, and after CPB.

Intraoperative pH resultsintraoperative

pH measured before XC, at the time of the biggest hemodilution, and after CPB.

Intraoperative partial pressure of oxygenintraoperative

Partial pressure of oxygen measured before XC, at the time of the biggest hemodilution, and after CPB.

Intraoperative partial pressure of carbon dioxideintraoperative

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide measured before XC, at the time of the biggest hemodilution, and after CPB.

Intraoperative base deficitintraoperative

Base deficit measured before XC, at the time of the biggest hemodilution, and after CPB.

Intraoperative sodium and potassium concentrationintraoperative

Sodium and potassium concentration measured before XC, at the time of the biggest hemodilution, and after CPB.

Intraoperative amino acids concentrationsintraoperative

Changes of amino acid concentrations in systemic and coronary sinus blood Before the procedure - sample from the peripheral arterial line before the start of the procedure.

During cardiopulmonary bypass - samples from the peripheral arterial line and samples from the coronary sinus at 1. and 5. minute after aortic cross-clamp removal. Blood from the coronary sinus would be collected by cannula for retrograde cardioplegia delivery.

During reperfusion - peripheral arterial line blood sample would be collected after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass.

Intraoperative nucleotides concentrationsintraoperative

changes of nucleotides concentrations in systemic and coronary sinus blood Before the procedure - sample from the peripheral arterial line before the start of the procedure.

During cardiopulmonary bypass - samples from the peripheral arterial line and samples from the coronary sinus at 1. and 5. minute after aortic cross-clamp removal. Blood from the coronary sinus would be collected by cannula for retrograde cardioplegia delivery.

During reperfusion - peripheral arterial line blood sample would be collected after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass.

Ventilation time30 postoperative days

Time of mechanical ventilation after surgery.

ICU length of stay30 postoperative days

Intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay.

Hospital length of stay30 postoperative days

Hospital length of stay.

Postoperative lactate concentration30 postoperative days

Lactate measured at 6th, 24th, and 48th hour postoperatively.

Postoperative pH results30 postoperative days

pH measured at 6th, 24th, and 48th hour postoperatively.

Postoperative partial pressure of oxygen30 postoperative days

Partial pressure of oxygen measured at 6th, 24th, and 48th hour postoperatively.

Postoperative partial pressure of carbon dioxide30 postoperative days

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide measured at 6th, 24th, and 48th hour postoperatively.

Postoperative base deficit30 postoperative days

Base deficit measured at 6th, 24th, and 48th hour postoperatively.

Postoperative sodium and potassium levels30 postoperative days

Sodium and potassium levels measured at 6th, 24th, and 48th hour postoperatively.

Maximum CRP concentration30 postoperative days

Maximum C reactive protein (CRP) concentration measured during hospitalization at our institution.

Discharge CRP concentration30 postoperative days

CRP results at discharge from our institution.

Maximum creatinine concentration30 postoperative days

Maximum creatinine concentration measured during hospitalization at our institution.

Discharge creatinine concentration30 postoperative days

Creatinine results at discharge from our institution.

Discharge Hb concentration30 postoperative days

Hemoglobin (Hb) results at discharge from our institution.

Discharge Hct concentration30 postoperative days

Hematocrit (Hct) results at discharge from our institution.

Discharge WBC concentration30 postoperative days

White blood cells count (WBC) results at discharge from our institution.

VIS30 postoperative days

Vasoactive-inotropic score (VIS) at 6th, 24th, and 48th hour postoperatively.

Rate of resternotomy30 postoperative days

Rate of bleeding with the need for re-sternotomy during the early postoperative period.

Rate of pericardial drainage30 postoperative days

Rate of pericardial drainages during the early postoperative period.

Rate of stroke30 postoperative days

Rate of stokes during the early postoperative period.

Rate of myocardial infarction30 postoperative days

Rate of myocardial infarction during the early postoperative period.

Rate of new-onset arrhythmias30 postoperative days

Rate of new-onset arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation, heart block) during the early postoperative period.

In-hospital mortality rate30 postoperative days

Rate of postoperative deaths that occurred during initial hospitalization.

Out-hospital mortality rateapprox one year postoperatively

Rate of postoperative deaths that occurred after hospital discharge.

Rate of pacemaker implantationapprox one year postoperatively

Pacemaker implantation in postoperative period.

Rate of secondary hospitalizationapprox one year postoperatively

Rate of secondary hospitalization due to late complications or other cardiac-related reasons

LVEF values changesapprox one year postoperatively

Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) will be measured during an echocardiography test before surgery, before discharge and one year after surgery.

Diastolic function changesapprox one year postoperatively

Diastolic function measured during an echocardiography test before surgery, before discharge and one year after surgery.

2STE parameter changesapprox one year postoperatively

2STE parameter changes (with special attention put on the ventricular septum, new hypokinetic or akinetic areas) measured during an echocardiography test before surgery, before discharge and one year after surgery.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical University of Gdańsk

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Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland

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