Stress Ventricular Function in Evaluating Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension

National Taiwan University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Dyspnea

Treatments: Other: no intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02647034

200905040R

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigated clinical parameters, laboratory data, imaging studies to evaluate patients with suspected pulmonary hypertension.

Full description

Left and right ventricular ejection fraction (LV/RV EF) at rest and immediately after exercise treadmill test (ETT) were measured by nuclear medicine study in consecutively symptomatic patients with suspected pulmonary hypertension, along with other clinical variables were correlated with right heart catheterization parameters.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients suspicious for pulmonary hypertension.

Exclusion criteria

• pregnant, lactating, CAD history

Trial design

300 participants in 2 patient groups

pulmonary hypertension

Description:

The two groups were defined by catheterization result. (no intervention)

Treatment:

Other: no intervention

non-pulmonary hypertension

Description:

The two groups were defined by catheterization result. (no intervention)

Treatment:

Other: no intervention