Microvolt T-wave Alternans in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03201289

Enrollment

224

Registered

2017-06-28

Start date

2013-01-31

Completion date

2016-12-29

Last updated

2017-06-28

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Conditions

Electrocardiogram: Electrical Alternans, Postoperative Complications

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to measure MTWA in the patients undergoing cardiac surgery and to investigate the relation between MTWA and adverse clinical outcomes.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

OTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* All patients underwent cardiac surgery including coronary artery bypass graft surgery with or without cardiopulmonary bypass, cardiac valve surgery, cardiac mass excision, thoracic aorta surgery, etc.

Exclusion criteria

* unavailability of the recording equipment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
in hospital mortality	up to 3 months(during hospital stay)	in hospital death

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
postoperative complication	up to 3 months(during hospital stay)	The secondary end points were myocardial infarction, ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, cardiogenic shock, stroke, coma, renal failure, respiratory failure, and length of stay in intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital.

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results