The Value of Three Dimensional Echocardiography in Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain9 enrolled

Overview

There are few studies evaluating the value of 3D echocardiography in children undergoing congenital cardiac surgery. The aim of this observational study is to describe common and uncommon congenital malformations with the help of 3D echo and compare the findings and the measurements with those obtained with conventional 2D echo.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Congenital Heart Disease

Interventions

ObservationalOTHER

This is an observational study. There is no intervention.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 HoursMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All children requiring general anesthesia for congenital heart surgery and in whom informed parental consent has been obtained Exclusion Criteria: * Children with congenital heart disease who do not require heart surgery

Locations (1)

Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc

Brussels, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

correlate three dimensional measurements with two dimensional measurements

correlation of two dimensional transthoracic echo with three dimensional transthoracic echo

Time frame: 1 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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