Patients undergoing cardiac surgery or elective transchateter aortic valve intervention (TAVI)
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing elective heart surgery or intervention (TAVI), age = 70 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Severe cognitive impairment (e.g. diagnosed dementia) Clinical instability (e.g. unstable vital signs), Dialysis, Liver cirrhosis, Untreated cancer or life expectancy <1 year, Oxygen demand (at home), Need for emergency surgery / intervention, Language barrier, Patient's withdrawal
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mortality or major morbidity | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Myocardial infarction, Atrial fibrillation, Bleeding, Blood transfusion, Vascular complications (access point / access-related complications), Lung infection, Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), Length of stay (date; intensive care unit; hospital), Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), Pericardial effusion (need for treatment), Delirium (need for drug treatment) Gene expression muscles (quantitative), Discharge to care facility or similar, Quality of life | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Klinik für Kardiovaskuläre Chirurgie