Correlation of Right Atrial Strain With Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Ventricular Function And Outcome In Pediatric Patients

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Pulmonary Hypertension

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05699681

NK/6412/Study/494

Details and patient eligibility

About

This observational study aims to assess correlation of right atrial strain measured by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography with intraoperatively measured pulmonary artery pressures, other indices of right ventricular function and short term postoperative outcome.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 month to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Undergoing elective cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease with left to right shunt
• Prior evidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension on preoperative echocardiography.

Exclusion criteria

• Neonates
• Children with history of previous cardiac surgery,
• Hemodynamic instability
• Non-sinus rhythm

Trial design

50 participants in 1 patient group

Study cohort

Description:

Children aged below 12 years undergoing elective cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease with left to right shunt with prior evidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension on preoperative echocardiography

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography