💬In plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the use of Angiotensin II in patients with low blood pressure post-surgery. Your information will be collected for 28 days post the procedure and initiation of the study drug to assess for safety events and complications.
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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adult patients ≥ 18 years of age undergoing cardiac surgery requiring CPB
* Patients must have clinical features of vasodilation as determined by a MAP \< 65 mmHg that is non-transient in the opinion of the treating physician
* Patients must be adequately volume resuscitated in the opinion of the treating physician
* Systemic Vascular Resistance index (SVRi) \< 1970 dynes·sec/cm⁵/m² to support the clinical diagnosis of vasodilation; if no pulmonary artery catheter is in place, vasodilatory hypotension diagnosis according to the judgement of the critical care team
* Biventricular systolic function is at or greater than pre-cardiopulmonary bypass baseline as demonstrated by echocardiographic evaluation, or the patient is concomitantly treated with
Exclusion Criteria:
* Bleeding as primary etiology of hypotension, as determined by \> 4 units RBC transfusion in 24 hours.
* Patients on ECMO
* Patients with active endocarditis
* Patients already on renal replacement therapy or creatinine of \> 4 mg/dl within 2 weeks of surgery
* Patients with contraindications to Angiotensin II including women who are pregnant or breastfeeding or have active coronary ischemia, mesenteric ischemia, limb ischemia, or high potassium (\> 5.5 meq/L) while receiving Angiotensin II
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
Towson, United States
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.