Pericardiotomy in Cardiac Surgery

Description

PRINCE is an international, multicentre, randomized controlled trial of posterior pericardiotomy in patients without a history of atrial fibrillation (AF) or flutter undergoing cardiac surgery.

Conditions

Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Cardiac Events

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Study Details

Study overview

PRINCE is an international, multicentre, randomized controlled trial of posterior pericardiotomy in patients without a history of atrial fibrillation (AF) or flutter undergoing cardiac surgery.

Pericardiotomy in Cardiac Surgery Trial

Pericardiotomy in Cardiac Surgery

Condition
Atrial Fibrillation
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

New York

Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, United States, 10065

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patients greater than or equal to 18 years of age
  • * Requiring surgical intervention on the proximal aorta, cardiac valves, and/or coronary arteries
  • * Able to provide informed consent
  • * History of atrial fibrillation or flutter
  • * Cardiac surgery procedures not included in the inclusion criteria (planned ventricular assistance device, aortic arch, transplantation surgery)
  • * Prior cardiac surgery requiring opening of the pericardium
  • * Previous surgical instrumentation of the left pleural cavity
  • * Patient undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Population Health Research Institute,

Richard Whitlock, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Population Health Research Institute

Emilie Belley-Côté, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Population Health Research Institute

Mario Gaudino, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Sigrid Sandner, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Medical University Vienna

Björn Redfors, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Göteborg University

Study Record Dates

2031-09-01