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NCT07276711
The objective of this study is to demonstrate safety and efficacy of the EmStop Embolic Protection System when used as indicated to capture and remove thrombus/debris during self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures.
NCT06713889
Aortic stenosis, a common cardiovascular disease, is pathophysiologically associated with a chronic inflammatory myocardial reaction and fibrosis leading to cardiac dysfunction and impaired coronary perfusion. These elements may precede the onset of symptoms. The assessment of inflammatory and fibrosis factors (in particular by means of biomarkers) in patients with aortic stenosis will make it possible to identify asymptomatic patients at greater risk who could benefit from intervention earlier. This is part of a personalised medicine adapted to the patient. Patients will be recruited during their TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation) assessment consultation. If the patient agrees to take part in the study, information relating to routine care procedures will be collected (patient history, clinical examinations, electrocardiogram, echography, coronary angiography, TAVI procedure if applicable, biology). Outside of routine care, a biocollection will be established (serum, plasma), quality of life questionnaires will be carried out and adverse events will be collected where present. Patients will be divided into 3 groups according to the indication for TAVI (Group A - symptomatic severe aortic stenosis with indication for TAVI, Group B - asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis without indication for TAVI, Group C - asymptomatic moderate aortic stenosis without indication for TAVI). The main objective is to compare the levels of biomarkers of inflammation and fibrosis between the 3 groups at each sampling time common to all three groups between inclusion and 1-year follow-up.
NCT07193888
The Navitor Japan Study is designed to evaluate the safety and performance of the Navitor™ valve used in combination with the FlexNav™ delivery system in a contemporary, real-world setting.
NCT01757665
The objective of this trial is to confirm that the modifications to tissue processing, valve sterilization and packaging do not raise any new questions of safety and effectiveness in subjects who require replacement of their native or prosthetic aortic or mitral valve.
NCT04960280
The purpose of this study is to determine whether recording heart sounds with an acoustic stethoscope, combined with artificial intelligence (computer information), will show similar abnormalities to an echocardiogram or cardiac catheterization.
NCT07539909
The APTA (Alternative Peripheral TAVI Accesses) registry is an observational multi-center, retrospective and prospective study, including high and medium - risk patients with aortic stenosis (AS) contraindicates for trans-femoral TAVI, treated with TAVI thought to peripheral accesses. Upper Silesian Medical Center, Katowice and the other hospitals will be involved in the study.
NCT06638268
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if acute transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is superior to standard treatment (stabilization in an intensive care unit and TAVI subsequently) to treat cardiogenic shock in patients with critical severe aortic stenosis. The main questions it aims to answer are: • Does acute TAVI increase survival compared with standard treatment? Participants will: * Undergo either TAVI within 12 hours after admission or stabilization and TAVI 72 hours or more after admission * Visit an outpatient clinic and be evaluated for quality of life and heart function
NCT07469371
Severe aortic stenosis (AS) is often accompanied by coronary artery disease (CAD). While coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is routinely used before aortic valve replacement (AVR) to evaluate coronary anatomy, it lacks physiological assessment of myocardial ischemia. This prospective, single-center, randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate whether integrating functional assessment using CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) with CCTA can optimize revascularization decision-making and improve clinical outcomes. A total of 300 severe AS patients scheduled for transcatheter or surgical AVR will be randomly assigned to either the experimental group (revascularization decisions guided by both CCTA and CT-FFR) or the control group (decisions guided by CCTA alone). Participants will be followed up for 1 year to assess major adverse cardiovascular events and other clinical outcomes.
NCT07197736
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and echocardiography (or "echo") is the most common way doctors look at the heart. Echo is safe, painless, and can detect major heart problems, including weak heart pumping and valve disease. Valve disease, especially aortic stenosis (narrowing) and mitral regurgitation (leakage), is common in older adults but often goes undiagnosed. While echo is the main tool for finding valve problems, it takes time, requires expert training, and results can vary between readers. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), especially deep learning (DL), have shown promise in automatically analyzing heart images. However, past research hasn't fully tackled key echo techniques-like color Doppler and spectral Doppler-that are crucial for measuring how blood moves through heart valves. AI tools also face challenges in being used in everyday medical practice because of workflow issues, lack of real-world testing, and concerns about how the algorithms make decisions. At Columbia University Irving Medical Center, researchers have built a large database of heart tests over the last six years and developed AI programs to analyze echocardiograms. The current study will test whether providing AI analysis to cardiologists in real time during echo reading can make the process faster and more consistent.
NCT07450196
In China, bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) represents a significantly high proportion of the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) population. The application of TAVR in patients with BAV is challenging due to complex anatomy. To date, no prospective study has evaluated the Sapien 3 TAVR in patients with Type-0 BAV.
NCT04206228
Iron deficiency is a prevalent nutritional deficiency and a common cause of anemia. Although iron deficiency is traditionally linked to anemia, iron deficiency is prevalent even in the absence of anaemia and in itself limits function and survival. Iron deficiency is a common feature of various chronic diseases, and up to 50% of patients with heart failure have iron deficiency. Iron deficiency is more prevalent the more advanced the disease is and occurs more frequently in women. Iron deficiency comprises absolute iron deficiency (usually defined as ferritin \< 100 ng/ml) as well as functional iron deficiency, in which iron supply is inadequate to meet the demand for the production of red blood cells and other cellular functions despite normal or abundant body iron stores. Iron deficiency is associated with poor exercise capacity, lethargy and reduced quality of life. Results from our studies have shown that iron deficiency is prevalent in patients with aortic stenosis. Some of the symptoms associated with aortic stenosis, such as fatigue, reduced exercise capacity, dyspnoea and cognitive dysfunction, have traditionally been thought to be caused by the haemodynamic derangements precipitated by the valvular stenosis. However, similar symptoms can be brought about by iron deficiency, and the investigators hypothesize that intravenous iron supplement will improve exercise capacity, muscle strength, cognition, health-related quality of life and myocardial function in patients with severe aortic stenosis and iron deficiency. This is a phase 2, double blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Participants will be randomised in a 1:1 fashion to receive a single intravenous dose of iron isomaltoside (50 patients) or matching placebo (50 patients). The study is designed to show superiority with regard to the primary endpoint in patients assigned to active treatment versus patients allocated to the placebo arm. The main goal is to evaluate the effect of a single dose of intravenous iron isomaltoside on exercise capacity after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with severe aortic stenosis and iron deficiency. For this study, the investigators have defined as serum ferritin \< 100 µg/l or ferritin between 100 and 300 µg/l in combination with a transferrin saturation \< 20 %.
NCT07278310
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Siegel™ TAVR System in the treatment of subjects with symptomatic severe native aortic stenosis.
NCT07515768
Aortic stenosis (AS) represents the most prevalent acquired valvular heart disease in European populations, and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become the dominant treatment modality for patients with symptomatic severe AS. The latest 2025 ESC guidelines have broadened age-related eligibility, while the procedure still continues to be limited to centres with cardiac surgery on-site (CSOS). This limitation is in place, despite the very low rate of complications requiring emergent surgical conversion. This subsequently, may constrain procedural capacity and contribute to prolonged waiting times, which in turn are associated with increased pre-procedural mortality and heart failure-related hospitalizations. This prospective randomized open-label clinical trial aims to evaluate the safety and feasibility of performing TAVI in selected pilot centers operating without on-site cardiac surgery department (no-CSOS). Selected patients with severe native AS deemed suitable for transfemoral TAVI by a Heart Team will be enrolled. No-CSOS centers must meet predefined criteria, including operators experience, hybrid operating room availability, on-site vascular surgery availability, and established rapid transfer pathways to CSOS centers. The primary endpoint of the study is early 30-day safety based on VARC-3 criteria; secondary endpoints include additional composite outcomes. Patients will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio using a central Web-based system to undergo TAVI either at a CSOS or non-CSOS site. A total of 404 patients (202 per group) is required. The study will inform national strategies and contribute to defining contemporary safety standards for TAVI delivery in no-CSOS centres.
NCT07256197
Calcific aortic stenosis (CAS) can cause severe adverse cardiac events, but there are currently no effective drugs that can prevent or delay the progression of the disease. Our trial aims to investigate the effect of PCSK9 inhibitors on preventing or delaying the progression of CAS.
NCT07317804
Aortic stenosis (AS) is a common valvular heart disease whose prevalence increases markedly with age-approximately 2-4% in individuals aged 65 years and older, and up to 3.4% for severe AS in those over 75. Degenerative calcific AS predominates in high-income countries, whereas rheumatic disease remains a major cause in low-income regions. With global population aging, the disease burden of AS continues to rise. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR/TAVI), owing to its minimally invasive nature, has become an important treatment option for severe AS and selected aortic regurgitation patients, expanding from high-surgical-risk populations to those at intermediate and low risk. In recent years, the number of TAVR procedures in many regions has surpassed or approached that of surgical aortic valve replacement, and major clinical guidelines have elevated TAVR to a recommended standard therapy. Conventional TAVR relies on combined fluoroscopic and echocardiographic guidance. However, perioperative complications remain frequent in elderly and high-risk patients, particularly acute kidney injury (AKI), which significantly increases short- and long-term mortality. Contrast exposure during the procedure is a major contributor to AKI; thus, clinical practice increasingly favors strategies that minimize contrast use, such as low-dose and low-kV imaging. Elevated contrast concentration in the renal tubules increases viscosity, prolongs renal exposure, and can lead to tubular injury and renal dysfunction. Continuous radiation exposure during vascular access, device positioning, valve deployment, and post-release assessment also poses safety concerns for both patients and medical staff. Echocardiography-only guidance for TAVR has therefore emerged as an attractive alternative, with the potential to replace fluoroscopy and contrast for anatomical visualization and device positioning, thereby reducing radiation exposure and contrast-related kidney injury. However, no prospective randomized study has directly compared echocardiography-only guidance with conventional fluoroscopy-plus-echocardiography guidance, and current evidence remains preliminary. To address this gap, a randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate whether echocardiography-only guidance is non-inferior to combined fluoroscopic and echocardiographic guidance in terms of device success, while also assessing the safety, efficacy, and clinical feasibility of both approaches.
NCT07035847
This study aims to evaluate the safety and feasibility of performing transaxillary transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TA TAVR) guided solely by echocardiography in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS).
NCT06777368
The purpose of this study is to generate clinical evidence on valve safety and performance in subjects treated by redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
NCT07392359
Use of the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Surgical Assist System and its Disposable Kit in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Surgical Assist System and its Disposable Kit for Use as an Adjunct to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
NCT07170306
This study intends to conduct a prospective observation to investigate the prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis (CA) in patients with aortic stenosis (AS), compare the clinical characteristics between patients with isolated AS and those with AS complicated by CA (CA-AS), and simultaneously explore the impact of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) on serum transthyretin (TTR) levels in patients with AS complicated by transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR-AS), as well as its influence on the treatment outcomes of patients with isolated AS and ATTR-AS.
NCT07350629
The goal of this observational study is to learn whether noninvasive real-time arterial waveform monitoring can be used to assess cardiovascular diseases in adults. The main question it aims to answer is: Can photoacoustic imaging accurately capture arterial waveforms from patients' fingers? Can features extracted from the arterial waveforms reflect the type and severity of cardiovascular diseases? Participants will be asked to place their fingers into the imaging device, where their finger arterial pulse information will be noninvasively recorded.