Validation of Strain and Strain Rate: a pilot study comparing transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
- Conditions
- Patients referred for elective and in-house off pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB)
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON26891
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1. patients older than 18 years
2. patients who can give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. patients who are unable to give consent
2. patients < 18 years
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main endpoint of this study is to compare values of strain and strain rate measured with TOE and TTE.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary endpoint of this study is to compare systolic and diastolic values measured with TOE and TEE<br>