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UnknownNCT00550823

Cardiac Computarized Tomography in Infective Endocarditis

The Use of Cardiac Computarized Tomography in Infective Endocarditis

Status
Unknown
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20 (estimated)
Sponsor
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center · Other Government
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The diagnosis of infective endocarditis is based on the results of blood culture and findings on transeosophageal echocardiography. Cardiac computarized tomography is a new modality, mainly used for the imaging of coronary arteries. Its use in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis is not well known.The purpose of this study is to establish the use of cardiac CT in infective endocarditis.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICECardiac CT 0BRILLIANT 64Cardiac CT

Timeline

Start date
2007-11-01
Completion
2008-11-01
First posted
2007-10-30
Last updated
2007-10-30

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00550823. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.