Evaluation of Right Ventricular Systolic Function by TAPSE Parameter From Subcostal View

Emergency Medical Service of the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Transthoracic Echocardiography

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Transthoracic echocardiography

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04490538

284/34

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to validate a new echocardiographic parameter evaluating right ventricular function.

Full description

The key conventional echocardiographic parameter evaluating right ventricular systolic function is the tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE). It is measured in apical four chamber view by conventional M-mode imaging. Other echocardiographic parameters of right ventricular systolic function (Fractional Area Change; Tricuspid Lateral Annular Systolic Velocity; Right Ventricular Index of Myocardial Performance) are evaluated in apical four chamber view as well. However, this view might not be clearly visible in the clinical setting of critical illness and subcostal view is often preferred for its higher quality. Unfortunately, conventional M-mode can not be used for measurement in this view but anatomical M-mode imaging can. Therefore, the investigators decided to evaluate whether TAPSE measured in subcostal view by anatomical M-mode (sTAPSE) correlates with conventional TAPSE and whether reliably reflects systolic right ventricular function.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Inpatients
• All patients hospitalised in intensive care unit indicated for transthoracic echocardiography examination

Exclusion criteria

• Age <18 years
• Insufficient imaging quality of transthoracic echocardiography
• Refusal of echocardiographic examination by patient

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

Critically ill patients

Description:

Critically ill patients hospitalised at the intensive care unit indicated to echocardiographic examination.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Transthoracic echocardiography