Cardiac Computarized Tomography in Infective Endocarditis

The Use of Cardiac Computarized Tomography in Infective Endocarditis

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00550823

Acronym

cardiac CT

Enrollment

Registered

2007-10-30

Start date

2007-11-30

Completion date

2008-11-30

Last updated

2007-10-30

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Conditions

Infective Endocarditis

Brief 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.

Interventions

DEVICECardiac CT 0BRILLIANT 64

Cardiac CT

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients diagnosed with infective endocarditis

Exclusion criteria

* Allergy to contrast agent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The diagnostic capacity of cardiac CT in comparison with TEE in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis	1 year

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of cardiac function in patients with infective endocarditis	1 year

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026