Utilization of Confocal Microscopy During Cardiac Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-04-26
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The investigators propose to translate confocal microscopy for use during open heart surgery.
This tool will help discriminate between various types of tissues in the heart during
surgery. One of the most feared complication after heart surgery is heart block. This
flexible fiberoptic confocal microscope will help discriminate between the various types of
tissues in the heart and thus help avoid injury to the conduction tissue during surgery.