Cardiovascular Diseases
Conditions
Brief summary
It is a trial aimed to evaluate the ejection fraction in the preoperative phase and during follow-up in two groups of subjects undergoing major orthopedic surgery: the first consisting of subjects without history of cardiac disease, and the second from subjects with a history of cardiopulmonary disease
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Age: \< or equal 18 and \> or equal 85 years * major orthopedic surgery * rehabilitation at our site * a positive history for the cardiopathic group
Exclusion criteria
* Age: \> 85 and \< 18 * impossibility to participate to the rehabilitative protocol or come to the follow up visit * lack of consensus * previous acute cerebrovascular and / or cardiological events within 6 months prior to enrollment * previous myocardial (percutaneous and / or surgical) revascularization interventions within the 6 months prior to enrollment * previous (even in pediatric age) interventions of surgical correction of congenital heart disease * severe heart failure * reimplantation of prosthesis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Effect of rehabilitation on the ejection fraction (FE) in cardiopathic and non-cardiac patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery | 6 months | Left ventricular evaluation of ejection fraction (FE) at 6 months in cardiopathic patients with vitamin D deficiency subjected to supplementation with calcifediol |
Countries
Italy