Microvolt T-wave Alternans in Cardiac Surgery Patients

N/ACompletedNCT03201289

Seoul National University Hospital224 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

224

Conditions

Postoperative Complications Electrocardiogram: Electrical Alternans

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

in hospital mortality

in hospital death

Time frame: up to 3 months(during hospital stay)

Secondary Outcomes

postoperative complication

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.

Time frame: up to 3 months(during hospital stay)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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