Heart ultrasound before non-heart surgery
This study looks at whether getting an ultrasound of the heart (an echocardiogram) before non-heart surgery helps improve recovery and outcomes. It is for older adults or people with heart risk factors who are having planned surgery.
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Who can take part
- Be at least 18 years old
- Meet one of these: be 65 or older, have 2 or more heart risk factors, or have known heart disease
- Be scheduled for non-emergency surgery that requires at least an overnight stay in the hospital
- Be able to give informed consent and complete a questionnaire about daily activities
- Not have had heart surgery in the last month (excluding procedures like TAVI)
- Not be in the intensive care unit around the time of surgery
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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