Renal Retention of Microbubbles

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: - Study Focus: Renal Retention of Lipid Microbubbles

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01647464

MBretention

Details and patient eligibility

About

Flank pain has been reported with ultrasound (US) contrast agents. The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is retention of ultrasound contrast agents in the renal microcirculation, which has been described in mice.

Full description

In this study patients undergoing clinically indicated contrast echocardiography will have renal ultrasound performed 10 minutes after completion of contrast infusion to determine the presence and location of renal retention of lipid microbubbles.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Undergoing clinically indicated contrast echo
• adequate renal ultrasound images

Exclusion criteria

• chronic inflammatory disease
• known kidney disease
• immunomodulatory therapy

Trial design

10 participants in 1 patient group

Contrast administration

Description:

Patients undergoing contrast-enhanced echo.