Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement and the Influence of Statins
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Brief Summary
Statins have rapid and significant actions that have potentially important (but not yet proven) implications for postoperative atrial fibrillation and cardiac protection in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The focus of this study is, therefore, on patients having surgical aortic valve replacement (with aortotomy) and the development of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF). Our aims are: to investigate the risk of POAF, infection or other complications after SAVR in continuous versus preoperative discontinuous treatment with statins. The study is a single centre randomized controlled trial with continuance treatment with statin vs. discontinuance (7 to 14 days prior surgery until the 30th post-operative day included), on patients undergoing elective solitary SAVR with bioprosthesis with prior usage of statins the last 3 months and of at least 7 days. This randomized studies will address 2 separate hypotheses in patients undergoing open heart operation with solitary aortic valve replacement with a bioprosthetic valve that
- 1.Discontinuation of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors 7 to 14 days preoperative until 30 days postoperative of AVR in patients with prior use of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors is not associated with increased early (\<30 days) risk of POAF.
- 2.Discontinuation of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors 7 to 14 days preoperative until 30 days postoperative of AVR in patients with prior use of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors is not associated with increased early (\<30 days) and intermediate (\<1 year) risk of mortality, MI, stroke and rehospitalisation.
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participants targeted
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Started Apr 2022
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 19, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 30, 2021
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2027
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2027
April 23, 2025
April 1, 2025
4.8 years
August 19, 2021
April 22, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Number of Participants with POAF - In-hospital
In-hospital POAF assessed by Holter monitoring.
In-hospital up to 10 days.
Number of Participants with POAF - Early
Early assessed by anamnesis and electronic health record (EHR).
Early (≤30 days) incidence of POAF
Duration of POAF in-hospital
Duration of POAF monitered with continuous ECG monitoring (eight-- lead ward monitor) up to 24 weeks.
In-hospital
Secondary Outcomes (22)
Number of Participants with NOAF
Intermediate (1 year) incidence of NOAF
Rate of all-cause mortality - In-hospital
In-hospital up to 10 days.
Rate of all-cause mortality - Early
Early (≤30 days)
Rate of all-cause mortality - intermediate
Intermediate (1 year)
Myocardial injury - Tn
After surgery until discharge up to 10 days
- +17 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Continuance
ACTIVE COMPARATORContinuance prior statin therapy.
Discontinuance
EXPERIMENTALDiscontinuance prior statin therapy. Duration: From 7 to 14 days prior to surgery until 30 days postoperative
Interventions
Discontinuance of prior statin therapy
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients undergoing elective solitary SAVR with bioprosthesis
- Patients who are in sinus rhythm and not taking any anti-arrhythmic medication, other than beta-adrenergic blocking agents, at the time of surgery
- In treatment with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors in the past 3 months and of at least 7 days
- Age \>60 years
- Willingness and provision of informed consent to be randomized
You may not qualify if:
- Prior history of atrial fibrillation
- Prior history of cardiac surgery
- Hepatic dysfunction (Alanin-aminotransferase more than twice the upper limit)
- Creatinine \>200 µmol/L
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Lars Peter Riberlead
- Odense Patient Data Explorative Networkcollaborator
- GCP-unit at Odense University Hospitalcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Odense University Hospital
Odense, 5000, Denmark
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MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- MD, Associate Professor, Ph.D., DMSc
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 19, 2021
First Posted
September 30, 2021
Study Start
April 1, 2022
Primary Completion (Estimated)
February 1, 2027
Study Completion (Estimated)
February 1, 2027
Last Updated
April 23, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
- Time Frame
- TBA
- Access Criteria
- TBA
Data will be available in anonymized form in accordance with GDPR upon reasonable request. Rules for external researchers to apply for and access data will be laid out towards the end of the study.