Peri-Operative Morbidity and Quality of Life After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)

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Conditions studied: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

In brief

It is the long term objective of this study to preserve or improve the quality of life and to prevent deterioration in physical and mental function following myocardial revascularization among bypass surgery patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00248885

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

248

Starts

1991-09-01

Expected to finish

1994-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-04-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients had to be undergoing elective CABG, without concomitant valve or other cardiac surgery.
• Patients also had to be able to perform the neuropsychologic tests, and to provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who refused to participate in the study.
• Patients who live too far away from NYC to be able to come back for follow up at six months post-operatively.
• Patients who had either valvular replacement and aortic amd mitral an aneurysm repair, or other cardiothoracic surgery.
• Patients who were unable to complete the neuropsychologic test.
• Patient who were part of another CABG study.

Where it is running

• New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College — New York, New York, United States

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