Hemiarch vs Extended Arch in Type 1 Aortic Dissection

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Aortic Dissection
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
18 – 70
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
50 (estimated)
Sponsor
Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation · Other
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About This Trial
HEADSTART is a prospective, open-label, non-blinded, multicenter, randomized controlled trial that compares a composite of mortality and re-intervention in patients undergoing hemiarch and extended arch repair for acute DeBakey type 1 aortic dissection. Eligible patients will be randomized to one or the other surgical strategy and clinical and imaging outcome data will be collected over a 3 year f…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria 1. Emergent surgical repair of Acute DeBakey Type 1 aortic dissection 2. Age \>18 years and \<70 years 3. Operating surgeon believes that both surgeries could be safe and effective Exclusion Criteria 1. Hemodynamic instability/shock defined as systolic BP \< 90 mm Hg 2. Previou…
Contacts

Khatira Mehdiyeva

613-696-7000

kmehdiyeva@ottawaheart.ca

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Alice Black

403-389-8958

AlBlack@ottawaheart.ca

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