What is the FETCH (Focus on Echocardiography in Cardiology to Help) trial in cardiology?

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The FETCH Trial in Cardiology

I was unable to identify a specific trial called "FETCH" (Focus on Echocardiography in Cardiology to Help) in the provided evidence or in established cardiology literature.

What the Evidence Shows

The provided evidence contains multiple guidelines and studies about echocardiography in cardiovascular care, but none specifically reference a trial with the acronym "FETCH" 1.

Similar Trials in Echocardiography Research

The evidence does reference several other echocardiography-related trials in cardiology:

  • EchoCRT (Echocardiography Guided Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) - A large prospective randomized trial including over 1,000 patients evaluating CRT in heart failure patients with narrow QRS complex, with primary endpoints of all-cause mortality or hospitalization for cardiovascular events 1

  • PREDICT (Prospect trial to Elucidate the utility of EchocarDiography-based Cardiac output in acute heart failure) - A multicenter, prospective observational study testing the predictive value of echocardiographic left ventricular output parameters for early worsening heart failure 2

  • V-HeFT I and II (Vasodilator-Heart Failure Trials) - Veterans Administration trials that analyzed echocardiographic variables as predictors and monitors in heart failure patients 3

Important Caveat

It is possible that "FETCH" is either a very recent trial not included in this evidence base, a regional/institutional study, or may be referenced under a different name. If you are seeking information about a specific echocardiography trial, I recommend verifying the exact trial name and acronym, as the cardiology literature contains numerous echocardiography-based studies with similar naming conventions.

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