Stress Echo and Electric Impedance Tomography (EIT) Pilot Study
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Electric Impedance Tomography (EIT) is a technique based on the injection of small currents and voltage measurements using electrodes on the skin surface generating cross-sectional images representing impedance change in a slice of the thorax.It is a radiation free, non- invasive and portable lung imaging technique. Impedance changes in lung ventilation as well as in lung perfusion can be shown. To investigate lung perfusion by EIT measurements, cardiac output measured by routinely undergone stress echocardiography at rest and stress are compared to parameters measured by EIT.
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Detailed Description
In 15 patients who routinely have to undergo stress echocardiography Electric Impedance Tomography (EIT) measurements are performed parallel to measurements of cardiac output at rest, low stress generated by a dosage of 10µg dobutamine, at peak generated by a dosage between 20-40µg dobutamine (individually)and at relaxation(pulse <100). Therefore prior to the examination a rubber belt with 16 integrated electrocardiographic electrodes is placed around the thorax at the fifth or sixth intercostal space, connected with an EIT device. EIT data are generated by application of a small alternating electrical current of 5mA and 50kHz and are stored and analyzed offline on a personal computer. Changes due to ventilation as well as changes due to perfusion will be measured by EIT. Cardiac output will be retrospectively compared to parameters of the EIT. EIT data are stored in a database and pseudonymized evaluated in relationship to routinely measured stress echocardiography data.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
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| Experimental: Stress-Echo and EIT Patients who routinely undergo stress-echocardiography will additionally be measured by EIT using a rubber belt, which will be placed around their chest |
Device: EIT (Electrical Impedance Tomography)
EIT measurement; concomitant to stress echocardiography (about 45 minutes) EIT measurements (1 minute) are performed at rest, at low dobutamine stress, at peak and at relaxation
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- influence of cardiac output on EIT measurements (feasibility) [single measurement of 45 minutes]
It will be investigated if a change in cardiac output, which is measured by stress-echocardiography by dobutamine, has an influence on the parameters determined by EIT measurements.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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male patients >18 years who routinely have to undergo stress echocardiography
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ejection fraction >50%
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able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
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restrictive lung diseases
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active implants and heart pace makers and implanted converter defibrillator
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foreign metallic objects in the thorax
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Not adequate quality of imaging of stress echocardiography
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Medical Clinic I, University Hospital Aachen | Aachen | Nordrhein-Westfalen | Germany | 52074 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- RWTH Aachen University
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Stefan Krueger, MD, Assoc. Prof., RWTH Aachen University of Cardiology, Pneumology and Angiology, Aachen, NRW, Germany
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- Stress Echo - EIT