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Use of Aortic root displacement for assesment for ejection fraction in emergency department

Utility of using anterior Aortic Root Displacement for calculating Ejection Fraction in patients presenting with undifferentiated dyspnea to an Emergency department in tertiary care teaching centre.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/10/028704
Enrollment
100
Registered
2020-10-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-12-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: I509- Heart failure, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Dr Manu Sudhi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age >18yrs 2.Presenting to ED with complains of dyspnea 3.If the differential diagnosis includes a heart failure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Intubated patient 2.Pregnant 3.Irregular rhythm such as atrial fibrillation, known valvular pathology or surgery, primary or metastatic thoracic carcinoma. 4.Those patients not giving consent who are in the inclusion criteria are taken into the study. 5.Ethical issues

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison between Aortic root displacement method for calculating EF and traditional method of EF calculationTimepoint: AT the time of admission to the Emergency room

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
3.Echo findings by Emergency physician is accurate when compared to the Echo technician/ cardiologistTimepoint: When Echo is performed by the Echo technician or cardiologist in the Emergency room, at the baseline.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR SANJAN A

KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE, MANIPAL

vivek.gopinathan@manipal.edu9072556665

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026