Multisystem Shortness of Breath Evaluation Study (MUSE)

Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de la Fundación Jiménez Díaz

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Dyspnea

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Echocardiogram; Diagnostic Test: Chest radiography; Diagnostic Test: Electrocardiogram; Behavioral: Quality of life questionnaire; Diagnostic Test: Blood test; Diagnostic Test: Pulmonary function studies

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03276507

EO 113/2016_FJD

Details and patient eligibility

About

The MUSE study is a prospective observational cohort study of patients referred to pulmonary and/or cardiology specialty clinic for evaluation of shortness of breath or dyspnea. Patients will undergo all pertinent testing and will be required to fill out a number of epidemiologic and quality of life related questionnaires. Follow up will continue for at least one year.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients referred to Pulmonary and/or Cardiology clinic for the evaluation of unexplained dyspnea.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with a known cause of dyspnea such as established cardiopulmonary disease