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The Usefulness of Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF-15) for Risk Stratification in Cardiac Surgery

NCT01166360 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2000

Last updated 2011-03-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Growth determination factor 15 (GDF-15) and high sensitive troponin-t (hsTnT) are emerging humoral markers for risk stratification in clinically stable heart failure patients and in patients with stable coronary artery disease. No data are available about the prognostic value of these peptides in relation to mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Primary objective of the present study is to test the hypothesis, that GDF-15 is superior to a standard preoperative risk score, the additive Euroscore for the prediction of 30 day mortality and postoperative morbidity in patients scheduled for cardiac surgery.

Secondary objectives are to test the predictive value of hsTNT, either alone, or in combination with GDF-15 and if GDF-15 adds additional information to NTproBNP levels and preoperative cerebral oxygen saturation (ScO2) levels.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Luebeck

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthias Heringlake, MD · Department of Anesthesiology, University of Luebeck

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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