Using CT scans to choose the right balloon pump size
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at whether measurements from a CT scan can help doctors choose the right size of a balloon pump placed in the aorta to support the heart. If you're having an angiography and have had a recent CT scan, you might be able to join.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must have had a CT scan of your chest and upper abdomen within the past year.
- You must be scheduled for a transfemoral angiography (a test that uses X-rays to look at your arteries through a catheter in your leg).
- You must have had a chest X-ray within the past year.
- You must not have had an arm or leg amputation.
- You must not have known aortic problems like an aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection.
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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