The right heart during and after pregnancy - an echocardiographic study

The right heart during and after pregnancy - an echocardiographic study - EVA

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00013622

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2017-12-28

Start date

2017-11-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Standard values for cardiac ultrasound in pregnancy O00-O99

Interventions

Group 1: healthy pregnant women with suspected healthy fetus will get one echokardiography examination each trimenon and one after delivery Group 2: non healthy women with suspected healthy or unhealt

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: pregnant, older than 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: too poor quality of echocardiographic results, acute illness, requiring instant treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
significant change of echocardiographic parameters of the right heart during pregnancy (enddiastolic size of ventricle (basal, mid-cavity, longitudinal, RV wall thickness), atrium endsystolic area, RV outflow distal and profile: Acceleration time AccT and AccT/RVET, RIMP, tricuspidal Flow: E/A & E/E', TAPSE, S', sPAP, VCI + sniff test to estimate CVP) in each Trimenon and after delivery.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactGero Bunniger

Universität Giessen und Marburg Standort Giessen

gero.bunniger@innere.med.uni-giessen.de0641/98556082

Outcome results

None listed

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