Aortic Wall and Left Ventricular Mechanics: Echocardiographic and Hemodynamic Analysis

Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Coronary Disease; Cardiac Valve Disease

Treatments: Procedure: TEE report

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01236313

1005011039

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to prospectively determine the relationship between the dimensions of the aorta (the large artery taking off the heart) and blood pressure during cardiac surgery.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to prospectively determine the relationship between the dimensions of the aorta (the large artery taking off the heart) and blood pressure during cardiac surgery. Measurements of the aorta are obtained by an ultrasound-based imaging technique called transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), which is routinely performed during cardiac surgery. TEE is an instrument used to monitor the heart and is standard of practice at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Enrollment: 51 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• elective CABG, valvular procedure

Exclusion criteria

• non-sinus rhythm (atrial fibrillation, flutter, paced rhythm), pre-operative presence of intra-aortic counterpulsation device, synthetic aortic graft.

Trial design

51 participants in 1 patient group

TEE report

Description:

Cardiac surgery patients requiring TEE

Treatment:

Procedure: TEE report