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UnknownNCT00343122
Echocardiographic Assessment of Intrapulmonary Vasodilatation: Agitated Saline Versus Polygeline
Evaluation of Two Methods for the Echocardiographic Assessment of Intrapulmonary Vasodilatation in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: Agitated Saline Versus Polygelatine
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 100 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate agitated saline versus polygeline for detection of intrapulmonary vasodilatation in patients with cirrhosis.
Detailed description
Intrapulmonary vasodilatation is a frequent finding in patients with cirrhosis. Its diagnosis is established via contrast enhanced echocardiography. One used method is the contrast agent agitated saline and another frequently used method is the contrast agent polygeline. The purpose of this study is to compare these two echocardiographic contrast agents with respect to their ability to detect intrapulmonary vasodilatation.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | echocardiography for intrapulmonary vasodilatation |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-06-01
- First posted
- 2006-06-22
- Last updated
- 2007-09-17
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Austria
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00343122. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.