Clinical Trial: Impact of Atelectasis on RVEDP Following Orthotropic Heart Transplantation
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Heart Transplant Failure
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Impact of Atelectasis and Lung Recruitment on RVEDP Measurement in Children Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization for Surveillance Following Orthotropic Heart Transplantation
Brief Summary:
Following orthoptopic heart transplantation (OHT), children undergo surveillance cardiac catheterizations to assess for signs of rejection including muscle biopsy as well as pressure measurements to guide post transplant treatment regiments.These procedures are done under general anesthesia which promotes lung tissue collapse (atelectasis).What is not known is the effect of atelectasis on intracardiac pressures which are a critical area of monitoring post-transplant patients for rejection.
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