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Clinical utility of point of care ultrasound in detection of clinical congestion in stable patients prior to right heart catheterization

Heart Failure Symptoms and Signs

We want to see if a short, bedside ultrasound assessment is as good as invasive testing to help determine if the blood volume and pressures are normal or not. To do this, we will compare our clinical assessment of blood volume alone, or with a short ultrasound of the lungs and heart to the gold standard of measured pressures obtained via an invasive cardiac catheterization.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    Male, Female, Intersex

  • Eligible Ages:

    18 and up

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:
We are enrolling people who have already been referred for cardiac catheterization at the Foothills Hospital for clinical reasons.
Exclusion Criteria:
We are enrolling people who have already been referred for cardiac catheterization at the Foothills Hospital for clinical reasons

Study Location

University of Calgary
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
Canada

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Study Sponsored By
University of Calgary
Participants Required
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Study ID: REB21-1357