The POSITIVE (Pre-Operative STatin InterVEntion) study, preoperative statin intervention for valve surgery.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Cardiac surgery, postoperative inflammation
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27097
- Lead Sponsor
- eiden University Medical Center
- Brief Summary
udman et al. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2009.<br> Bulhak et al. Am J Physio Heart Circ Physiol 2007.<br> Birnbaum et al. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2008.<br> Mensah et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005.<br> Liakopoulos et al. Thorac Cardiov Surg 2006.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Acceptation for mitral/tricuspid valve surgery via sternotomy.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Statine use;
2. Acceptation for minimal invasive surgery;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Inflammatory response (IL-6, CRP);<br /><br>2. Myocardial damage (troponin);<br /><br>3. Pathophysiology of ischemia/reperfusion injury.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method