Left Atrial Volume Index and Left Atrial Appendage Flow Velocities

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Thrombosis of Left Atrial Appendage

In brief

After obtaining a consent, bed side cardiac ultrasonography will be performed for cases undergoing transesophageal echocardiography to evaluate the correlation between left atrium volume and left atrial appendage flow velocity which can predict the thrombosis risk.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02500745

Run by

University of Cincinnati

People needed

150

Starts

2015-07-01

Expected to finish

2017-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-07-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Study will include all patients 18-80 years of age and referred for transesophageal evaluation of left atrium or left atrium appendage for appropriate clinical indications, at the University of Cincinnati University Medical Center and VA Medical Center.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with either moderate to sever mitral valve disease or previous prosthetic mitral replacement.
• Patients with acute heart failure
• History of previous left atrium appendage surgical intervention.
• Pregnant women

Where it is running

• University of cincinnati medical center — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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