U.S., Oct. 20 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07880730) titled 'Right Heart Injury Monitoring on ECMO' on Oct. 12.
Brief Summary: This study aims to find out whether it is practical to introduce a consistent monitoring approach to the right side of the heart in patients supported with VV-ECMO.
VV-ECMO is a life support machine that takes over the work of the lungs to give them time to recover. It is used when lung injury is life-threatening.
Whilst receiving VV-ECMO support, in addition to the current standard of care, the following will be performed twice weekly:
* Heart scan (echocardiogram)
* Blood tests (hs-troponin and NT-proBNP)
The patient's involvement in the study lasts for as long...