PRetest prObability of Infectious ENDOCARDITIS for Appropriate Criteria Regarding Transesophageal ECHOcardiography in Tertiary Care Facilities (PRO ENDOCARDITIS ECHO-Study)

NCT03365193 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 17-7747-BO
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 263
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Infective endocarditis is a potentially lethal disease that has undergone major changes over the last decades. The Duke Criteria are recommended for evaluation of probability of presence of infective endocarditis by current ESC guidelines. However, since the introduction of Duke criteria in 1994, characteristics of patients presenting with potential infective endocarditis have substantially changed, especially in tertiary care facilities, towards a high proportion of patients with immune deficiency (caused by illness or medically induced), critically ill patients, patients with prosthetic valves and patients with long-lasting intensive care treatment. Likewise, with the increasing interventional therapy of structural heart disease and device implantation in older and multi-morbid patient cohorts, the frequency of endocarditis on prosthetic material and devices increased over the last decades. While Duke criteria overall misclassify a substantial proportion of patients with endocarditis, Duke criteria are difficult to apply in these patients because of lower sensitivity. Therefore, several modifications of the Duke criteria have been proposed. In addition, the uncertainty regarding potential infective endocarditis of treating physicians due to clinical characteristics of their patients leads to an increase in requests for transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, overcoming echocardiography laboratories. In the present study the investigators aim to identify (I) the precision of the Duke score in predicting presence of infective endocarditis in patients examined at the echocardiography laboratory of the West German Heart Center (II) determine characteristics, not including echocardiography that are associated with increased risk of infective endocarditis, justifying transesophageal echocardiography examination and (III) establish scoring algorithms to help treating physicians to assess the risk of endocarditis in severely diseased patient cohorts prior to echocardiography examinations and to avoid unnecessary echo exams.

Conditions

Infective Endocarditis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Infective Endocarditis

  Defined by an external clinical event committee

  From date of enrollment until hospital discharge, assessed up to 30 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Presence of signs of infective endocarditis on transesophageal echocardiography as defined by judgement of the examining physician.

  At echocardiography examination.

Interventions

Transesophageal Echocardiography DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Standard transesophageal echocardiography will be performed as clinically indicated by treating physicians.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The study will include patients with clinical indication for transesophageal echocardiography, as by decision of treating physicians.

You may qualify if:

• patients referred for echocardiographic assessment of suspected endocarditis

You may not qualify if:

• Unwillingness to participate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Essen: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Essen

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 4, Germany

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Mahabadi AA, Mahmoud I, Dykun I, Totzeck M, Rath PM, Ruhparwar A, Buer J, Rassaf T. Diagnostic value of the modified Duke criteria in suspected infective endocarditis -The PRO-ENDOCARDITIS study. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Mar;104:556-561. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.01.046. Epub 2021 Jan 27.

  PMID: 33508475 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Endocarditis

Interventions

Echocardiography, Transesophageal

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Echocardiography; Cardiac Imaging Techniques; Diagnostic Imaging; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Ultrasonography; Heart Function Tests; Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MD, coordinator cardiac trial unit, Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 1, 2017
• First Posted: December 7, 2017
• Study Start: December 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: May 3, 2019
• Study Completion: October 7, 2021
• Last Updated: October 8, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-10

Locations

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