Prophylactic Effect of Nifedipine on Further Decline in Renal Function in Patients Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery
Kidney Failure, Chronic, Coronary Artery Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Kidney Failure, Chronic focused on measuring Preventive Therapy, Calcium Channel Blockers, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Coronary Artery Bypass, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Patients of either gender above 18 years of age. Patients with significant coronary stenosi(e)s (≥ 75% coronary artery lumen surface stenosi(e)s and / or aortic- or mitral valve vitriuim that are accepted for coronary artery bypass surgery and/or valve replacement surgery. Patients with impaired renal function, defined as increased serum- creatinine. Men: ≥ 150 µmol/l and Women: ≥130 µmol/l. Exclusion Criteria: Patients on maintenance hemodialysis Renal transplant patients Patients with ejection fraction ≤ 35% Patients with unstable angina pectoris
Sites / Locations
- Rikshospitalet University Hospital