Retrospective Review of Management of Infective Endocarditis

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

First Received: December 17, 2007 Last Updated: June 3, 2008 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	Virginia Commonwealth University
Information provided by:	Virginia Commonwealth University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00579761

Purpose

This is an analysis of the outcomes of patients having undergone surgical intervention for infective endocarditis.

Condition
Endocarditis

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Case-Only, Retrospective
Official Title:	A Retrospective Review of the Management of Infective Endocarditis in Patients at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center From 1996-2006

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Endocarditis

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Virginia Commonwealth University:

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:	50
Study Start Date:	November 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2008

Detailed Description:

This study will look at the presentations, epidemiology, risk factors, modalities of diagnosis; and the role of specific investigatory tools with surgical intervention and timimg of intervention in patients who underwent surgical treatment for infective endocarditis. Morbidity and Mortality post surgery and prognosis including long term outcome of our patients will be analyzed. Special attention will be made to those patients with pre-operative neurological deficit.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All subjects that have undergone surgical treatment for infective endocarditis at VCU medical Center from 1996 to present

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Have undergone surgical treatment for infective endocarditis

Exclusion Criteria:

Less than 18 years old

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00579761

Locations

United States, Virginia
Virginia Commonweath University MCV Hospital
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298

Sponsors and Collaborators

Virginia Commonwealth University

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Vigneshwar Kasirajan, MD

Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Virginia Commonweath University ( Dr Vigneshwar Kasirajan )
Study ID Numbers:	HM10420
Study First Received:	December 17, 2007
Last Updated:	June 3, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00579761 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Virginia Commonwealth University:

Endocarditis
neurological deficit

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Endocarditis
Heart Diseases
Endocarditis, Bacterial

Endocarditis, Infective
Cardiovascular Infections
Infective Endocarditis
Endocarditis

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Bacterial Infections
Heart Diseases
Endocarditis, Bacterial
Cardiovascular Diseases

Cardiovascular Infections
Infection
Endocarditis

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 10, 2009