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Accurate Measurement of Cardiac Output Using the Ultrasound Dilution Technique

NCT00851422 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2012-05-31

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Summary

Accurate cardiac output determination is a commonly used and important index of myocardial performance. The thermodilution method using a pulmonary artery catheter is the most common approach to cardiac output determination; however, placement of the pulmonary artery catheter is not without risk and at times can be problematic. Ultrasound dilution measurement has been shown to correlate with measured cardiac output in animal models and adults, but it has not been validated in pediatric patients. This study will validate the accuracy of ultrasound dilution measurements of cardiac output to thermodilution measurements of cardiac output in pediatric patients.

Conditions

  • Cardiac Output

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Transonic Systems Inc.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Jeffery J Kim, MD · Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine

Eligibility

Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-02-29
Primary Completion
2011-05-31
Completion
2011-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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