cardiac failure
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients must be referred for echocardiography with a question of heart failure or clinical data that may fit into this suspicion. Patients must be 18 years or older and must be able to give informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Acutely dyspnoic patients that cannot be properly investigated (for instance they cannot tolerate the supine position for a short period of time).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome is the diagnostic performance of the index test (bedside JVP measurement), compared with the two reference tests (echocardiography and serum BNP concentration). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome is the feasibility of reliably measuring JVP at the bedside. The subjective report of the residents concerning different aspects of the quality of the measurement are used to establish this outcome. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed