Noninvasive Elastography Evaluation of Myocardial Stiffness in Elderly Patients With Isolated Diastolic Heart Failure: New Diagnostic Tool?
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Cardiovascular Diseases in Old Age
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 60 – 80
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Participants needed
- 90 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- French Cardiology Society · Other
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About This Trial
The new approach propose in this protocol is based on ultrafast ultrasound and remote palpation of tissue by ultrasonic radiation pressure. Ultrafast ultrasound of biological tissues is based on an innovative ultrasound imaging approach that can image very fast soft tissue events at a rate of several thousands of frames per second and provide quantitative mapping of the elasticity of the tissues. …
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Eligibility Criteria
Global Inclusion Criteria:
* Hospitalization in cardiology services for acute pulmonary edema during heart failure
* Natriuretic peptide type B ≥35 pg/ml
* Echocardiographic structural alteration
Specific Inclusion criteria
* Group "preserved LVEF": Left ventricular Ejection Fraction ≥50%
* Group…
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