Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Can We Protect the Brain Against Thrombus Embolism by Closing the Left Atrial Appendage During Open Heart Surgery
Brief Summary:
Because atrial fibrillation occurs frequently in heart surgery patients, our overall hypothesis is that systematic closing the left atrial appendage during surgery will reduce cerebral embolism coming from the thrombus formation in the left atrium.
The specific hypothesis which sought tested is that closure of the left atrial appendage in connection with elective CABG and / or valve surgery will lead to fewer strokes and micro cerebral infarcts measured by MRI.