Alternative routes for heart valve replacement when the groin is not possible
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests different ways to do a TAVI procedure (a treatment to replace a narrowed heart valve) when doctors cannot use the usual route through the groin. It looks at using alternative blood vessels in the body to reach the heart.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be eligible for TAVI (a procedure to replace a narrowed heart valve), as decided by your heart care team.
- The doctors must agree that the usual approach through the groin (femoral artery) is not possible for you.
- A special CT scan must show that the procedure can be done safely through another blood vessel (peripheral access).
- You must not have severe narrowing of the aortic valve (aortic stenosis).
- You must not have a cancer that doctors expect to shorten your life significantly.
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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