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Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Completed
Conditions
Right Ventricular Dysfunction
Registration Number
NCT03183414
Lead Sponsor
Medical Centre Leeuwarden
Brief Summary

To establish the correlation between echocardiographic parameters of the RV, measured with TEE and the right ventricular ejection fraction (thermodilution). To identify a time in the perioperative process when RV dysfunction occurs.

Detailed Description

Measurements with echocardiography were done during cardiac surgery to observe the right ventricular dysfunction in the perioperative process

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria
  • cardiac surgery patients
  • elective, isolated aortic valve replacement or coronary artery bypass grafting in combination with aortic valve replacement
Exclusion Criteria
  • age < 18

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The correlation between echocardiographic parameters of the RV, measured with TEE and the RVEF measured with the pulmonary artery catheterduring cardiac surgery

The correlation between echocardiographic parameters of the RV, measured with TEE and the RVEF measured with the pulmonary artery catheter.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical Centre Leeuwarden

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Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Medical Centre Leeuwarden
🇳🇱Leeuwarden, Netherlands

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