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Study NCT ID: NCT01237652
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2010-11-09
First Post: 2010-10-13

Brief Title: Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia in Isolated Systolic Hypertension
Sponsor: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Organization: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Study Overview

Official Title: Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia in Isolated Systolic Hypertension PROMISE
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2010-11
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: PROMISE
Brief Summary: During or after surgery patients may suffer heart attacks or other heart complications increasing the hospital stay by 11 days on average and costing an estimated US20 billion in 1990Many risk factors have been identified but there are no properly conducted studies to look at Blood pressure BP as a risk factor around the time of surgery The investigators believe there is a good possibility that systolic BP SBP is a risk factor but currently unrecognized When measuring BP two numbers are obtained The upper number is called SBP and a lower number called diastolic BP DBP If the numbers are high this means that the patient has a high BP or hypertension If the SBP is high while DBP is normal it is called isolated systolic hypertension ISH ISH is increasingly recognized as a major risk factor for heart problems The relationship between ISH and heart complications around the time of surgery is poorly understood Previous studies did not look at such a relationship Because of that there are no guidelines for ISH management at the time of surgery Generally these patients go through surgery as if they have no increased risk Studies are starting to show that the bulk of these heart complications happen in patients thought to have low risk factors not yet identified including ISH

The investigators believe that the oxygen supply to the heart can be compromised around the time of surgery in ISH patients Chemicals known as stress hormones are secreted around the time of surgery increasing oxygen needs in the heart and may make the oxygen supply to the heart muscle critical know as myocardial ischemia This in turn may result in a heart attack and death Studies have shown that patients with myocardial ischemia stand a 9-fold increase in odds ratio of suffering a heart attack worsening of angina or death

This study aims to compare the incidence of myocardial ischemia in patients with ISH and normal BP patients around the time of surgery using a special heart monitor In addition the study aims to determine the prevalence of ISH among surgical patients and to document complications like heart attacks heart failure stroke and death after surgery

This research project will be conducted at the Ottawa Hospital by a multi-disciplinary research group perioperative research groupwhich includes anesthesiology cardiology general surgery and epidemiology The research group secured HSFO funding for this study
Detailed Description: Ethics approval is already obtained Consented patients will be screened for ISH in the pre-surgical clinic utilizing BP automated machine Patients with ISH or normal diastolic function control group will be enrolled During and after surgery they will be monitored for changes consistent with myocardial ischemia A special heart monitor called ambulatory ECG monitor Holter monitor will be used to record document and count any episodes of myocardial ischemia A designated research coordinator will be assigned to the study for the recruitment screening daily tracking and data collection The heart monitoring for each patient in the study will be reviewed by the research group Data will be collected and analysed

This is the first study looking exclusively at ISH as a risk factor around the time of surgery Studies suggest that investigators may be labelling surgical patients at risk of a heart attack as low risk when in fact the bulk of those heart attacks are in patients labeled low risk The finding that ISH patients have a higher incidence of myocardial ischemia will provide evidence for the next level of research If ISH is in fact a risk factor for heart attacks around the time of surgery the investigators will identify a group of patients in whom the investigators can lower this risk by instituting appropriate management

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