Non-Invasive Detection of Right-to-Left Cardiac Shunts

Conditions

• Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Point-of-care ultrasound — DIAGNOSTIC_TEST
  Point-of-care ultrasound device to detect microbubbles in the intracranial circulation

Study Details

This study will test the sensitivity of a novel, battery-powered, non-invasive ultrasound device to detect a right-to-left shunt

Key Dates

First listed

Feb 19, 2026

Start date

Jan 7, 2026

Status verified

Feb 2026

Primary completion

Jan 1, 2027

Completion

Mar 1, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

75 participants (estimated)

Arms

• Arm: Intervention
  Subjects undergoing clinicially-indicated TEE for the detection of a PFO

Primary Outcome Measure

Primary diagnostic outcome [ Time Frame: Intraprocedural (during TEE) ]

Central Contacts

• Matthew J Price, MD
  858-824-5269
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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