# The Usefulness of Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF-15) for Risk Stratification in Cardiac Surgery

> **NCT01166360** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Luebeck** · enrollment: 2000 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease

## Interventions

_None listed._

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01166360
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Luebeck
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2008-01
- **Primary completion:** 2010-12
- **Final completion:** 2010-12
- **Target enrollment:** 2000 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2011-03-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01166360

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01166360, "The Usefulness of Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF-15) for Risk Stratification in Cardiac Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01166360. Licensed CC0.

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