Reduction of Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Patients Subjected to Cardiac Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the ability of clonidine to reduce the mean pulmonary artery pressure in patients with pulmonary hypertension subjected to cardiac surgery.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo
• Treatments: Clonidine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Signing an informed consent form,

• Aged 18 to 80 years

• Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease,

• Physical status 2 or 3 according to the classification system of the American Society of Anesthesiologists,

• Subjected to cardiac circulation with extracorporeal circulation