NCT00412685

Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease

Quantification of the Myocardial Microcirculation by Contrast Echocardiography In Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 45 (actual)
• Sponsor: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Patients with congenital heart disease in whom the right ventricle is exposed to pressure or volume overload show progressive systolic dysfunction of the right ventricle, the fact of which conveys substantial morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to investigate the myocardial perfusion in these patients by myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) in order to determine whether disturbed blood flow plays a role in the development of right ventricular systolic dysfunction.

Conditions

• D-Transposition of Great Arteries
• Tetralogy of Fallot

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-08-01
• Primary completion: 2008-12-01
• Completion: 2008-12-01
• First posted: 2006-12-18
• Last updated: 2015-06-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland