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New Echocardiographic Methods for Right Ventricular Function.

Germany150 participantsStarted 2010-10

Plain-language summary

Aims of this study are the evaluation of new echocardiographic methods (3D/4D- and strain-echocardiography) for measurement of the right ventricular (RV) function .

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * persons of 18 years and older who receive a transthoracic echocardiography at our department * written consent Exclusion Criteria: * present atrial fibrillation/flutter * permanent pacemaker rhythm * moderate/severe valvular heart disease * pregnancy

What they're measuring

3D-volumetry of the right ventricle

Timeframe: 2 years

2D strain of the right ventricle

Timeframe: 2 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01230294

SponsorHeidelberg University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2015-12

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