Right Ventricular Hypertrophy and Pulmonary Hypertension: A Correlation Analysis

University of Cincinnati

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Hypertension

Treatments: Other: Diagnostic imaging procedures.

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00875940

IRB # 08-01-24-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study hypothesis is that a quantitative index can be derived from Tc-99m myocardial perfusion scans that accurately identifies the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy and pulmonary hypertension. Echocardiography provides the reference standard.

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Must have an interpretable Tc-99m myocardial perfusion scan and an interpretable echocardiogram.

Exclusion criteria

• Technically inadequate noninvasive test.

Trial design

0 participants in 1 patient group

Group 1

Description:

Patients having both Tc-99m perfusion scan and echocardiogram.

Treatment:

Other: Diagnostic imaging procedures.