Observational Prospective Multicenter Study to Characterize the CLinical and DiagnoStiC FeAtures of Endocarditis in the ContemPorary Era

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

The burden of endocarditis has changed in the last years due to an increase in percutaneous valve procedures offered to a more fragile, and old population. Therefore an update in epidemiology data is necessary. The Observational prospective multicenter study to characterize the cLinical ANd DiagnoStiC feAtures of endocarditis in the contemPorary Era, (ENDO-LANDSCAPE study) is an observational, multicenter and international study. The study has two arms: retrospective and prospective. The retrospective arm will involve collecting data from patients discharged with a diagnosis of endocarditis between 2016 and 2022. The data obtained in the retrospective arm of the study will be utilized in a power calculation to determine the sample size for the prospective arm of the study. In the prospective phase in every participating center, all patients referred for echocardiography to assess for endocarditis and those with established endocarditis independent of the screened request will be eligible. Patients will then be stratified according to the presence or abscence of endocarditis. Those with an established diagnosis of endocarditis will be prospectively followed for outcomes.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Patients above the age of 18 years.

• all consecutive patients referred for echocardiography (transthoracic or transesophageal approach) to exclude endocarditis.

• patients with a diagnosis of endocarditis on echocardiography independently by the request for the exam.

Locations
Other Locations
Italy
University Hospital of Ferrara
RECRUITING
Cona
Contact Information
Primary
Veronica Lodolini, BsC
ldlvnc@unife.it
0532236450
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-09-09
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-09-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 500
Treatments
definite or high suspicion endocarditis
All consecutive patients referred for an echocardiography (transthoracic or transesophageal approach) with a high suspicion of endocarditis and those with a confirmed diagnosis of endocarditis independently by the request will be eligible for the study.
negative examination with low suspicion of endocarditis
For patients with no evidence of endocarditis on their echocardiogram, data on the following will be collected: i) risk factors for endocarditis; i) size, type and position of valve prosthesis or other devices if present; iii) Duke criteria verification.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University Hospital of Ferrara

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