Real-Time Myocardial Perfusion Echocardiography in the ICU

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Trial end date: 0000-00-00
• Target enrollment: 24
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study is being done to find out if and how much the use of RTMPE improves a provider's confidence in the diagnosis they assign. This is important because the use of RTMPE may decrease the need for any additional invasive testing.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
• Collaborator: Lantheus Medical Imaging
• Last Updated: 2017-06-01

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Adults age ≥ 18 years

2. Located in a designated ICU

3. TTE ordered by the primary care team

4. Significant delta in troponin trend

5. Concern for myocardial ischemia

6. Women of child-bearing potential must have a clinical negative pregnancy test result

7. Experienced sonographer available to complete RTMPE portion of the exam

8. Provider willing to complete the study survey

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Adults < 18 years

2. Contraindication to echo contrast administration

3. Location other than an ICU

4. No significant delta in troponin trend