Esmolol or Nitroglycerin Infusion for Blood Pressure Control Prior to Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB) in Cardiac Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This is an investigator initiated, sponsored, open label, prospective randomized controlled
trial to be performed in adult patients undergoing scheduled cardiac surgery. Patients will
be randomized to esmolol infusion or nitroglycerin infusion for control of hypertension that
occurs during cardiac surgery from induction of anesthesia to initiation of cardiopulmonary
bypass (CPB).