Challenges and lessons learned from the Pediatric Heart Network Normal Echocardiogram Database study.
Dongngan T TruongLeo LopezPeter C FrommeltJessica StelterBrenda NiMeryl S CohenAshwin PrakashSteven D ColanChristopher SpurneyJonathan H SoslowGail D PearsonJoseph MahgereftehRitu SachdevaRicardo PignatelliFelicia TrachtenbergMario StylianouKaren AltmannKathleen A RathgeJoseph CamardaShahryar M ChowdhuryAndreea DragulescuMichele FrommeltOlukayode GarubaBrian SorianoShubhika SrivastavaPoonam ThankavelMary E van der VeldeL LuAnn Minichnull nullPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2020)
Numerous challenges encountered during the Normal Echocardiogram Database Study prolonged study enrolment. The retrospective design and flaws in image transfer software were key impediments to study completion and should be considered when designing future studies collecting echocardiographic images as a primary outcome.