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Impact of Large-Volume Pleural Effusions on Heart Function

NCT02548221 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2015-09-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The physiologic basis for relief from dyspnea after therapeutic thoracentesis remains poorly understood. Improvement of the heart and lung function may contribute to the dyspnea relief. But there is no data support this phenomenon. Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) is a non-invasive viewing of the heart, which can quickly assess the heart function through real-time images. The investigators performed thoracentesis on patients with large-volume pleural effusions, and utilized TTE to access the change of heart and lung function before and after this medical procedure.

Conditions

  • Bilateral Pleural Effusion

Interventions

DEVICE

transthoracic echocardiogram

Thoracentesis was performed on patients with large-volume pleural effusions, and TTE was utilized to access the change of heart and lung function before and after this medical procedure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Beijing Chao Yang Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Huanzhong Shi, Ph.D · Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital,

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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