Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Ancillary Effects of Dexmedetomidine Sedation After Cardiac Surgery
Brief Summary: Ancillary Effects of Dexmedetomidine Sedation After Cardiac Surgery


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients ≥ 60 years of age
* Undergoing CABG with/without valve (aortic and/or mitral) procedure requiring bypass

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pre-operative Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) \< 30%
* Emergent or urgent procedures, aortic surgery
* Pre-existing cognitive impairment (defined based on a short screening assessment), Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, recent seizures (\<3 months)
* Prophylactic medications for cognitive decline
* Serum creatinine \> 2 mg/dl
* Liver dysfunction (liver enzymes \> 4x the baseline, since patients will have a baseline liver function tests), history and exam suggestive of jaundice
* Known history of alcohol or drug abuse (\>10 drinks per week)
* Hypersensitivity to any of the study drug and percutaneous procedures
* Non-English speaking
B: Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18-85 years old;
2. Scheduled for cardiac surgery with bypass (CABG, valve, or combined);
3. Able to provide a written informed consent;
4. Hemodynamically stable (heart rate\>= 55).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Sick sinus syndrome or Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
2. Atrio-ventricular block
3. Hypersensitivity or known allergy to dexmedetomidine
4. Hepatic disease, e.g. twice the normal level of liver enzymes
5. Atrial fibrillation within 1 preoperative month;
6. Permanent pacemaker;
7. Use of amiodarone or dexmedetomidine within the last 30 days;
8. Patients with an ejection fraction under 30% or who had severe heart failure
9. Myocardial infarction in the previ¬ous 7 days;
10. Body mass index =\< 40 (BMI= mass (kg) / height (m)2);
11. Those taking clonidine within last 48 hours.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients will be included if they are adult, patients in a medical and/or surgical ICU receiving treatment for any of the following: respiratory failure or cardiogenic or septic shock.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be excluded if they meet any of the following criteria:

* Cumulative ICU time \>5 days in the past 30 days, not including the current ICU stay, as this might create a state of flux regarding patients' cognitive baseline
* Severe cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases that prevent a patient from living independently at baseline, including mental illness requiring institutionalization, acquired or congenital mental retardation, known brain lesions, traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular accidents with resultant moderate to severe cognitive deficits or ADL dependency, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, severe Alzheimer's disease or dementia of any etiology
* ICU admission post cardiopulmonary resuscitation with suspected anoxic injury
* An active substance abuse or psychotic disorder, or a recent (within the past 6 months) serious suicidal gesture necessitating hospitalization. This exclusion will enrich follow-up rates by avoiding patients with whom it is particularly challenging to maintain long-term contact
* Blind, deaf, or unable to speak English, as these conditions would preclude our ability to perform the follow-up evaluation interviews.
* Overly moribund and not expected to survive for an additional 24 hours and / or withdrawing life support to focus on comfort measures only.
* Prisoners.
* Patients who live further than 200 miles from Nashville and who do not regularly visit the Nashville area.
* Patients who are homeless and have no secondary contact person available. This exclusion will enrich follow-up rates by avoiding patients with whom it is particularly challenging to maintain long-term contact
* The onset of the current episode of respiratory failure, cardiogenic shock, or septic shock was \> 72 hours ago.
* Patients who have had cardiac bypass surgery within the past 3 months (including the current hospitalization)
D: Enrollment Inclusion Criteria:

* Age \> 18 years
* Undergoing heart surgery for coronary artery bypass (on-pump or off-pump CABG) and/or valve repair or replacement (excluding mechanical valves), including re-operations
* Hemodynamically stable

Randomization Inclusion Criteria

* AF that persists for \> 60 minutes or recurrent (more than one) episodes of AF up to 7 days after surgery during the index hospitalization.

Exclusion Criteria:

* LVAD insertion or heart transplantation
* Maze procedure
* TAVR
* History of or planned mechanical valve replacement
* Correction of complex congenital cardiac defect (excluding bicuspid aortic valve, atrial septal defect or PFO)
* History of AF or AFL
* History of AF or AFL ablation
* Contraindications to warfarin or amiodarone
* Need for long-term anticoagulation
* Concurrent participation in an interventional (drug or device) trial

Answer: B