Handheld Echocardiography in Clinical Practice
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observational
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Brief Summary
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) represents an established and fundamental tool for the evaluation of patients with known or suspected cardiovascular disease. Recently, manufacturers have developed handheld echocardiograms small enough to fit in the pocket of a physician's lab coat. Studies assessing these handheld devices have several limitations. While they have generally evaluated the handheld devices favorably, previous studies has not consistently studied handheld devices under the best possible clinical conditions and have not necessarily highlighted the devices' limitations. In this proposal, we seek to analyze the applicability of handheld echocardiograms to standard clinical practice. The investigators plan to use trained sonographers to perform handheld examinations on patients referred for TTE without established cardiovascular disease. The handheld images will be interpreted by experienced, consultant-level echocardiographers. The investigators then plan to compare findings from the handheld echocardiogram to the patient's standard clinical TTE.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Sep 2012
Shorter than P25 for all trials
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 17, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 20, 2012
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2013
CompletedJuly 11, 2013
July 1, 2013
10 months
March 17, 2012
July 9, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Eligibility Criteria
Patients referred to the Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Laboratory
You may qualify if:
- Adult patients referred for a resting transthoracic echocardiogram.
You may not qualify if:
- Referral for quantitative assessment of valvular heart disease
- Referral for strain imaging
- Referral for measurement of left atrial mechanical function or cardiac resynchronization studies
- Known diagnosis of congenital heart disease, restrictive cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericardial disease, or pulmonary hypertension
- Patients who have received left ventricular assist devices or those who have undergone cardiac transplants
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Mayo Cliniclead
Study Sites (1)
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
Related Publications (1)
Cullen MW, Blauwet LA, Vatury OM, Mulvagh SL, Behrenbeck TR, Scott CG, Pellikka PA. Diagnostic capability of comprehensive handheld vs transthoracic echocardiography. Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jun;89(6):790-8. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.12.016. Epub 2014 Mar 29.
PMID: 24684783DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Patricia Pellikka, MD
Mayo Clinic
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- MD, Professor of Medicine
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 17, 2012
First Posted
March 20, 2012
Study Start
September 1, 2012
Primary Completion
July 1, 2013
Study Completion
July 1, 2013
Last Updated
July 11, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-07