Imaging the Right Heart Chamber During Heart Pump Implantation
Studies right heart ultrasound images in people receiving a heart pump.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: 3D Assessment of RV Function in Patients Undergoing LVAD Implantation
Key facts
- Where
- Edmonton, CanadaSee the site
Where in Canada
- Mazankowski Alberta Heart InstituteEdmonton, CanadaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Alberta
- Trial code
- NCT05376254
- Record updated
- 29 May 2026
- Original description
This goal of this study is to analyze images of the right ventricle taken via 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) during left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation.Read full original descriptionShow less
Three-Dimensional Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
This goal of this study is to analyze images of the right ventricle taken via 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) during left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation.
Inclusion: Patients will be eligible to be included in the study if they receive either a left-sided:; HeartMate III (Thoratec, Pleasanton, CA); HeartWare HVAD (HeartWare, Oakville CA); Levitronix CentriMag (Levitronix LLC, Waltham, MA) LVAD.
Exclusion: Patients will be excluded if::; hemodynamic data needed to calculate PAPi or comprehensive echocardiographic images are missing; additional procedures affecting cardiac geometry and/or hemodynamic measurements, such as tricuspid, mitral, and/or aortic valve repair/replacement, were performed at the time of LVAD implantation; sternal closure at the end of the procedure is not possible; RV mechanical support was introduced concurrently with LVAD implantation; inadequate image quality required to obtain a 3D protocol; known contraindication to TEE; unexpected inability to advance probe into the mid-esophagus.