LUS in Acute Heart Failure Therapeutic Adaptation (EPPICA)

Grenoble Alpes University Hospital Center (CHU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Acute Heart Failure; Pulmonary Congestion

Treatments: Other: Lung ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04633629

2020-A02413-36 (Other Identifier)

38RC20.328

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluate lung ultrasound aspect according to diuretics dosage evolution in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure.

Full description

EPPICA is an observational and prospective cohort study. The study goal is to evaluate LUS aspect evolution according to diuretics dosage in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure.

Enrollment: 94 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Acute heart failure diagnosed by a senior physician in the medical department, with a confirmation of a second senior physician.
• Hospitalised in the medical department.
• No objection from the patient of his trusted person.

Exclusion criteria

• Administrative supervision or deprived of their liberty
• Pulmonary conditions distracting lung ultrasound (pneumonectomy, pulmonary fibrosis)
• Chronically dialysed

Trial design

94 participants in 1 patient group

Patients with acute heart failure

Description:

Patients hospitalized for acute heart failure in medical department.

Treatment:

Other: Lung ultrasound