Focused Cardiac Ultrasound

University of Miami47 enrolled

Overview

To compare the images from standard cardiac ultrasound with images from a small hand-held device; to find out more about the feasibility and accuracy of a small hand-held ultrasound device.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Ventricular Dysfunction Pericardial Effusion Valvular Disease Septal Defect

Interventions

Philips EPIQ 7 ultrasound machineDEVICE

Standard transthoracic echocardiography

Philips Lumify Broadband sector array transducerDEVICE

Portable hand-held ultrasound device

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients presenting to pediatric cardiology clinic at Holtz Children's hospital requiring comprehensive or limited transthoracic echocardiogram. * Willing and able to provide informed consent or assent. * In clinically stable condition as assessed by the principal investigator.. * With adequate echocardiographic windows. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with poor echocardiographic windows. * Patients who refuse informed consent. * Pregnant women. * Prisoners. * Patients deemed unfit to participate in the clinical trial as assessed by the principal investigator.

Locations (1)

Jackson Memorial Hospital

Miami, Florida, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of Patients Detected With Ventricular Dysfunction, Pericardial Effusion, Valvular Disorders, Septal Disorders, and Coronary Anomalies.

Comparison of diagnostic ability of portable hand-held cardiac ultrasound with standard transthoracic echocardiography

Time frame: Day 1

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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