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Effects of pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (MC-1) in patients undergoing high-risk coronary artery bypass surgery: results of the MEND-CABG randomized study.

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2007The record ↗

  1. Finding, very limited evidencelowersIncidence of myocardial infarction

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  • “Myocardial infarctions with peak creatinine kinase-myocardial band> or =100 ng/mL were reduced by 47.2% in the MC-1 250-mg group versus placebo (P = .0083).”
    Study
    RCT
    Duration
    4 weeks
    Dose studied
    MC-1 (pyridoxal-5'-phosphate monohydrate) 250 mg once daily from 3 to 10 hours before surgery to postoperative day 30
    Population
    High-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass; MC-1 250 mg arm against placebo, myocardial infarction defined as peak CK-MB at least 100 ng/mL

Study record

Design
randomised controlled trial
Species
human
Population
patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass at high risk for subsequent cardiac or neurologic complications
Participants
901
Comparator
placebo
Duration
30 days
Endpoints measured
5