Developing a Non-invasive Cardiac Functional Health Status Measurement Device
Heart Failure

About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Heart Failure focused on measuring cardiac functional health classification, Congenital heart failure, chronic heart failure
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Heart failure patient eligibility shall consist of the following:
Group 1a: 5 adult heart transplant patients
- Age ≥ 21 years old and <74 years old
- Speaks and understands English
- Provides Informed Consent
Group 1b: 5 pediatric heart transplant patients
- Age ≥ 7 years old and < 21 years old
- Speaks and understands English
- Provides Informed Consent
Group 2: 5 adult heart failure patients
- Age ≥ 21 years old and <74 years old
- Speaks and understands English
- Provides Informed Consent
Group 3: 5 adult aged Fontan patients
- Age ≥ 21 years old and <74 years old
- Speaks and understands English
- Provides Informed Consent
Group 4: 5 pediatric Fontan patients
- Age ≥ 7 years old and < 21 years old
- Speaks and understands English
- Provides Informed Consent
Group 5: 5 pediatric patients limited to heart murmurs
- Age ≥ 7 years old and < 21 years old
- Speaks and understands English
- Provides Informed Consent
Group 6: 5 normal adult patients
- Age ≥ 21 years old and <74 years old
- Speaks and understands English
- Provides Informed Consent
Exclusion Criteria:
• Unstable patients per judgment of the clinician prior to the start of the treatment
- Patients unable to have blood pressure cuff measured on the upper arm
- Inability to wear monitor on forehead
- Patients will be excluded from the study if they have eaten, consume caffeinated beverages, or taken hypertensive medications within 2 hours of testing
Sites / Locations
- University of Florida
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
CVInsight (TM)
Patient will be placed on a tilt table and pulse oximetry (Nonin Medical)and blood pressure will be measured at different table positions (different angles). A hemodynamic monitor called CVInsight(TM) will be used to monitor the pulse oximeter readings.