The Impact of Altered Arterioventricular Coupling on Central Cardiovascular Energy Delivery

This study will assess the amount of energy that the heart will deliver to the central circulation and the efficiency of that energy transfer, in patients undergoing a coronary artery bypass graft operation. Measurements will be taken just after induction of anaesthesia and repeated just after the end of the operation. The total energy delivered by the heart will be calculated by multiplying a pressure curve from the artery in the hand with the instantaneous ultrasound recorded cardiac output flow curve. The energy responsible for the acceleration of the blood volume, known as oscillatory power will also be calculated. The energy transfer will be calculated using a mathematical model based upon other ultrasound and blood pressure recorded variables. We would like to see if any alteration in energy delivered is in part due to impairment in energy transfer or alteration of fraction of oscillatory power rather than a change in total energy production. We would also like to study if there are changes in the oscillatory power after cardiac bypass surgery. The patients will be sampled sequentially into the study. We are not aware of any such studies undertaken in humans previously.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

41

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Trondheim, Norway
        • St Olavs hospital

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The population undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting typically have multiple cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, diabetes and smoking.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Graft patients
  • No contraindications to transoesophageal Echo
  • Ejection fraction 40% or over

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Lack of consent
  • Emergency operation
  • Prosthetic aortic valve

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Arterioventricular coupling
Time Frame: 1 day
The ratio between arterial elastance and ventricular elastance
1 day
Total Cardiac Power
Time Frame: 1 day
The amount of energy per second delivered from the left ventricle to the arterial circulation
1 day
Oscillatory Cardiac Power
Time Frame: 1 day
The part of total cardiac power which is responsible for acceleration of the blood volume during systole.
1 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cardiac Output
Time Frame: 1 day
The hearts delivery of volume per minute
1 day
Heart rate
Time Frame: 1 day
The amount of heart beats per minute
1 day
Systemic vascular resistance
Time Frame: 1 day
The resistance to flow of the arterial tree
1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Idar Kirkeby-Garstad, md phd, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 2, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 13, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

March 13, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 31, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 31, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

September 4, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 21, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 19, 2019

Last Verified

March 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2017/767

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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