Ventricular Function, Right
Conditions
Keywords
Speckle-tracking echocardiography, Transthoracic echocardiography, Transesophageal echocardiography
Brief summary
The study is designed to validate the use of speckle-tracking echocardiography to measure tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion as a measurement of right ventricular function during transesophageal echocardiography.
Detailed description
1. Use of speckle-tracking echocardiography to validate tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion measurements with transesophageal echocardiography. 2. This study intends to validate the use of speckle-tracking echocardiography to measure the distance the tricuspid annulus moves during the systolic phase. The guideline articles regarding right ventricular function suggest m-mode measurements from the transthoracic approach and the same measurements may underestimate the actual distance on transesophageal echocardiography. This speckle-tracking technology will allow this distance to be measured despite its often non-parallel motion to the ultrasound beam, which otherwise limits the reliability of the valve recorded. 3. All subjects undergoing a planned surgical procedure in which the use of transesophageal echocardiography would be used regardless for their management. 4. No interventions, only evaluation of the measurements obtained with transthoracic echocardiography compared to transesophageal echocardiography. 5. No follow-up, study will be completed at the time of image acquisition.
Interventions
OTHERConcurrent TTE and TEE
All subjects will undergo both transthoracic echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography to compare the results of measurements obtained from both imaging locations.
Sponsors
University of Nebraska
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All subjects who are scheduled to undergo general anesthesia and concurrently will be managed with intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography will be included in potential subjects.
Exclusion criteria
* Subjects who do not have adequate transesophageal and/or transthoracic imaging windows to allow for accurate analysis of tricuspid annular motion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Speckle-tracking derived tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion with transesophageal echocardiography | 1 hour | Speckle-tracking derived tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion with transesophageal echocardiography |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M-mode derived tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion with transesophageal echocardiography | 1 hour | M-mode derived tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion with transesophageal echocardiography |
| M-mode derived tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion with transthoracic echocardiography | 1 hour | M-mode derived tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion with transthoracic echocardiography |
| Speckle-tracking derived tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion with transthoracic echocardiography | 1 hour | Speckle-tracking derived tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion with transthoracic echocardiography |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed