Sevoflurane, Cardiac Surgery, Inflammation, Preconditioning
Conditions
Interventions
Sevoflurane will be added to the blood cardioplegia mixture in the treatment cohort. The control-cohort will receive oxygen. Addition only when Heart-lungmachine is activated.
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Sponsors
none
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Acceptation for mitral valve surgery via sternotomy; 2. LV ejection fraction > 35%.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Acceptation for minimal invasive valve surgery; 2. Use of systemic corticosteroids; 3. Inability to introduce coronary sinus catheter; 4. Inability to sign informed consent or less than 18 years old; 5. Emergency operations.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Factors related to the acute inflammatory response (IL-6, ICAM e.d.); 2. Factors likely involved in pathophysiology of I/R injury (cytokines); 3. Markers of myocardial injury (Trop/CK-MB). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Factors related to the acute inflammatory response (IL-6, ICAM e.d.); 2. Factors likely involved in pathophysiology of I/R injury (cytokines); 3. Markers of myocardial injury (Trop/CK-MB). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactR.J.M. Klautz
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Department of CardioThoracic Surgery, room D6-53, P.O. Box 9600
Outcome results
None listed