Comparison of echocardiography with handheld ultrasound devices and standard devices
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Newborns without prenatally or perinatally diagnosed heart disease receive a cardiac ultrasound with a handheld device and a standard device at one point in time. The children are recruited f
Sponsors
Klinikum der Universität München, Campus Großhadern
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
2 Days to 12 Weeks
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Newborns without prenatally or perinatally diagnosed heart disease may participate after informed consent has been obtained from their parents. The children are recruited from the neonatology ward at Großhadern Hospital and the Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital. The minimum age is set at 48 hours in order to wait for spontaneous closure of the ductus arteriosus botalli.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children with prenatally known heart defects are excluded from the study. In addition, children for whom a comprehensive ultrasound examination is not fully possible (for technical reasons or because the child becomes restless) are subsequently excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Subjective image quality - Image quality related to the visibility of the mitral valve and tricuspid valve structures (valve leaflets and chordae tedineae) - Comparison of measurements in B-mode (tricuspid valve annulus, mitral valve annulus, aortic valve annulus) - Comparison of measurements in M-mode (e.g. LA to Ao) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Quality of the colour Doppler - User friendliness | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAdelheid Kley
Klinikum der Universität München, Campus Großhadern
Outcome results
None listed