Review Article

Adjuvant Cardioprotection in Cardiac Surgery: Update

Table 1

Overview of ongoing major clinical studies in pharmacological cardioprotection.

AgentPropertyClinical trialReference

CyclosporinemPTP inhibitorCIRCUS trial: NCT01502774[103]
TRO40303mPTP inhibitorMITOCARE: NCT01374321[104]
BendaviamPTP inhibitorEMBRACE: NCT01572909[105]
MecaserminIGF analogueRESUS-AMI: NCT01438086[106]
MangafodipirIron oxidation inhibitor and chelatorMANAMI: NCT00966563[107]
MelatoninMultimodal effectsMARIA: NCT00640094[108]
Inhaled Nitric OxideVasodilator, mPTP inhibitorNOMI: NCT01398384[109]
IV sodium nitriteVasodilator, mPTP inhibitorNIAMI: NCT01388504[110]
Intracoronary sodium nitriteVasodilator, mPTP inhibitorNITRITE-AMI: NCT01584453[111]
Thymosin beta-4Growth regulatorNCT00378352[112]
Metoprolol-blockerMETOCARD-CNIC: NCT01311700[113]