Comparing heart valves for small aortic openings
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial compares different types of heart valves (surgical and less-invasive) used in people with a small heart valve opening. It aims to see which valves work best, and will follow up with patients who already had the procedure.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You had severe narrowing of your aortic valve (aortic stenosis) and got a new valve, either through open-heart surgery (SAVR) or a less invasive procedure (TAVI).
- The valve you received is one of the specific models and sizes that are being tested in this study.
- You do not have an untreated bulge in the main artery from your heart (aortic root or ascending aorta aneurysm).
- You did not have a heart attack or a blocked-artery procedure in the last 12 weeks.
- You do not have a permanent pacemaker and your heart rhythm is not from a pacemaker (it should be in normal sinus rhythm).
- You do not have a moderate or severe leak around the valve (paravalvular leak).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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