Currently, we have several clinical trials in progress. Please contact our Clinical Research Coordinator, Mary Delira, RN, BSN, at 214-645-7728 for information about current and upcoming clinical trials in cardiothoracic surgery.
Current clinical trials:
- Evaluation of the Heartware LVAD system for the treatment of advanced heart failure.
- Management of excessive bleeding following cardiopulmonary bypass: A pilot feasibility study
- Chronic Rejection Study: Lung Transplant
- Effect of Acadesine on clinically significant adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in high-risk subjects undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
- Interagency registry of mechanically assisted circulatory support.
- Omega-3 Fatty acids for prevention of post-operative atrial fibrillation.
- Thymectomy for patients with myasthenia gravis - a 10 year surgical analysis.
- Clinical trial of the On-X valve using low dose anticoagulation
- Mitral valve surgery study
- Multi-center study evaluating the efficacy, immunogenicity, and safety of a single dose of a staphylococcus aureus vaccine in adult patients scheduled for cardiothoracic surgery.
The following are selected closed clinical trials that provide an example of the studies in our department. Please select from the following to obtain more information.