Stress Ventricular Function in Evaluating Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension

• Conditions: Dyspnea
• Interventions: Other: no intervention

• Registration Number: NCT02647034
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

This study investigated clinical parameters, laboratory data, imaging studies to evaluate patients with suspected pulmonary hypertension.

Detailed Description

Left and right ventricular ejection fraction (LV/RV EF) at rest and immediately after exercise treadmill test (ETT) were measured by nuclear medicine study in consecutively symptomatic patients with suspected pulmonary hypertension, along with other clinical variables were correlated with right heart catheterization parameters.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-07
• Study First Submitted: 2015-12-29
• Status Verified: 2016-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-01-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-01-04
• Study First Posted: 2016-01-06
• Last Update Posted: 2016-01-06
• Primary Completion: 2018-12
• Study Completion: 2018-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• patients suspicious for pulmonary hypertension.

Exclusion Criteria

• pregnant, lactating, CAD history

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
pulmonary hypertension	no intervention	The two groups were defined by catheterization result. (no intervention)
non-pulmonary hypertension	no intervention	The two groups were defined by catheterization result. (no intervention)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
All-cause mortality	an average of 1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan