Discrimination of SVT from VT using echo
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Trans-mitral Doppler in differentiating between supraventricular and ventricular tachycardia
IRAS ID
223658
Contact name
Muzahir Tayebjee
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 1 days
Research summary
Fast heart arrhythmias that start in the top chambers of the heart are very common, rarely life threatening, but can make patients feel very unwell. Generally, a quick test such as an ECG is able to determine what the problem is and then the patient can be treated accordingly. Occasionally, the ECG does not give Doctors enough information to know exactly what the correct treatment strategy is. To be able to treat patients quickly and effectively, it is vital to determine where in the heart the rhythm is coming from, as incorrect treatment may cause the patient to deteriorate.
An echocardiogram or Echo is a quick, inexpensive test routinely used in cardiology. One measurement performed during a routine Echo can indirectly provide information about electrical activity in the heart. However, it is not known how accurate or reliable this measurement is in distinguishing between heart rhythms coming from the top and from the bottom of the heart.
One treatment strategy for patients with arrhythmias is catheter ablation, these procedures are carried out daily at Leeds General Infirmary and provide gold standard information about the hearts electrical activity. Information routinely collected from these procedures compared with one additional echo measurement, would allow us to determine if there is any clear relationship the two. This would help us assess if Echo could be useful on the wards and in A&E in diagnosing arrhythmia origin.
This has not been investigated before and could prove to be an incredibly useful and inexpensive tool in improving the treatment patients receive.REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - South Yorkshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/YH/0127
Date of REC Opinion
13 Apr 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion