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Efficacy and Safety of Preoperative Controlling Heart Rate in Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection (ESCORT)

Efficacy and Safety of Preoperative Controlling Heart Rate in Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection (ESCORT)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300067811
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-01-28
Start date
2023-09-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Acute type A aortic dissection

Interventions

Low heart rate group:The target heart rate is 55–65 bpm, achieved with physician-selected agents tailored to patient condition and institutional preference.
Standard heart rate group:The target heart rate is 75–85 bpm, achieved with physician-selected agents tailored to patient condition and institutional preference.

Sponsors

Fuwai Hospital, CAMS and PUMC
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 18-80 years; 2. Acute aortic dissection (Stanford Type A) was diagnosed, excluding intramural hematoma of aorta, penetrating aortic ulcer, and aortic true aneurysm. The time from onset to screening was less than 1 week; 3. Ventricular rate > 75 beats/min at the study center; 4. Aortic arch replacement combined with the frozen elephant trunk implantation; 5. Informed consent has been signed.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The patient's aortic dissection was classified as A3, that is, the aortic sinus was heavily involved, the sinus diameter was > 5 cm, or the sinotubular junction structure was damaged due to intimal tear; 2. Patients with sinus bradycardia or sick sinus syndrome or atrioventricular block of degree II or III, but without pacemaker; 3. Atrial fibrillation at the time of visiting hospital or screening; 4. More than moderate pericardial effusion, cardiogenic shock, systolic blood pressure less than 12 kPa (90 mmHg), heart rate less than 50 beats/min; 5. Patients with congestive heart failure or refractory cardiac insufficiency, or patients who had received cardiopulmonary resuscitation before enrollment; 6. Patients with aortic isthmus stenosis or arteriovenous shunt; 7. Bronchial asthma or a history of bronchial asthma or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 8. Pregnant or lactating women; 9. Patients with moderate to severe renal insufficiency; 10. Patients with severe liver insufficiency; 11. Patients with confirmed severe congenital heart disease or coronary heart disease requiring cardiac surgery other than aortic surgery; 12. Patients who are allergic to Esmolol injection, Diltiazem injection or Urapidil injection; 13. End-stage disease with an estimated survival of less than 2 years; 14. Patients with mental or legal disabilities; 15. The patient is participating in another interventional clinical study; 16. The clinicians or investigators consider that the patient has other conditions that are not suitable for admission to the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of major cardiovascular adverse events within 30 days after surgery;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
All-cause mortality;Incidence of every major cardiovascular adverse events;Incidence of acute kidney injury in the first week after surgery;Total length of stay in the hospital;Postoperative hospital stay;Length of stay in ICU;Total hospitalization cost;cTnI or hs-cTnI;NT-proBNP;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactSu Yuan, Cuntao Yu

Fuwai Hospital, CAMS and PUMC

fuwaiys@126.com+86 136 2101 9302

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 12, 2026