Can Dipyridamole Induce Protection Against Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Patients Undergoing Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)?

January 8, 2013 updated by: G. Rongen, Radboud University Medical Center

Can Dipyridamole Induce Protection Against Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Patients Undergoing Elective CABG?

Rationale:

Due to western lifestyle human coronary arteries are prone to develop atherosclerotic plaques. Hence the heart is an important target organ for atherothrombotic complications: myocardial ischemia, arrhythmias, myocardial infarction and heart failure. To alleviate symptoms and decrease mortality in these patients, myocardial revascularisation is recommended. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is indicated in patients with severe atherosclerotic disease of all three coronary arteries or the left main stem coronary artery. Cardiac ischemia and reperfusion injury during CABG is inevitable and jointly accountable for complications that occur after CABG (e.g. death, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, stroke, or renal complications). Dipyridamole has been shown to reduce ischemia reperfusion injury in healthy volunteers using an intermediate endpoint and may prevent cardiovascular death or event in secondary prevention after cerebrovascular disease. The investigators hypothesise that oral pre-treatment with dipyridamole can increase cardiac tissue tolerance against ischemia and reperfusion injury due to CABG. The investigators expect lower troponin-I release in patients who were pretreated with dipyridamole.

Objective: To study the effect of oral pretreatment with dipyridamole on high sensitivity (HS)-troponin-I release after CABG. Secondary objectives are whether oral pretreatment with dipyridamole reduces postoperative CABG arrhythmias, prolonged inotropic support, and duration of Intensive Care-stay. Further secondary endpoints are the effects of dipyridamole pretreatment on renal injury and post-ischemic recovery of contractile function (measured ex-vivo).

Hypothesis:

The investigators hypothesize that oral pre-treatment with dipyridamole can increase cardiac tissue tolerance against ischemia and reperfusion injury. The investigators expect lower HS-troponin-I release in patients who were pretreated with dipyridamole. Additionally the investigators expect the incidence of arrhythmias, need for prolonged inotropic support (longer than 24 hours postoperative) to be decreased in pretreated patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

95

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Acceptation for CABG in RUNMC
  • Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Recent myocardial infarction (STEMI or non-STEMI), during two weeks prior to inclusion
  • Asthma
  • Use of insulin
  • Use of sulfonylurea derivates (e.g. glibenclamide, tolbutamide, gliclazide, glimepiride)
  • Use of metformin
  • Use of oral corticosteroids
  • Use of dipyridamole
  • Use of clopidogrel within 8 days prior to scheduled CABG surgery
  • Chronic use of Non Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
  • Off-pump surgery

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: placebo
prior to CABG surgery 3 day treatment with placebo capsules twice daily
Experimental: dipyridamole
prior to CABG surgery 3 day treatment with dipyridamole 200mg SR twice daily
Other Names:
  • persantin

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
HS-troponin-I
Time Frame: within 72 hours after CABG.
high sensitivity cardiac troponin-I
within 72 hours after CABG.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
duration of inotropic support
Time Frame: within three days after CABG
within three days after CABG
duration of IC stay
Time Frame: within three days after CABG
within three days after CABG
drain production
Time Frame: 24 hours after surgery and total drain production within three days after surgery
thoracic drain production after CABG
24 hours after surgery and total drain production within three days after surgery
post-ischemic recovery of contractile function
Time Frame: until 4 hours after harvesting
The right atrial appendage is harvested during cardiac surgery before the introduction of the extracorporal circulation. Two atrial trabeculae are dissected, suspended in an organ bath, and linked to a force transducer. after equilibration and baseline measurement, simulated ischemia and reperfusion influences contractile force recovery
until 4 hours after harvesting
Renal damage
Time Frame: Within three days after CABG
biomarkers for renal failure will be detemined in blood and urine before and after CABG
Within three days after CABG

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 1, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 11, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

February 14, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 10, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 8, 2013

Last Verified

January 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • dipy-cabg
  • 2009-014299-22 (EudraCT Number)

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