Phase
Condition
Heart Failure
Chest Pain
Congestive Heart Failure
Treatment
HeartMate 3
EVAHEART Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS)
Clinical Study ID
Ages > 18 All Genders
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
Inclusion Criteria:
The following is a list of general inclusion criteria:
Age ≥ 18 years
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) < 30%
NYHA Class III with dyspnea upon mild physical activity or Class IV heart failure
Inotrope dependent OR Cardiac Index (CI) < 2.2 L/min/m2, while not on inotropes
Patient is able to provide written informed consent
More detailed inclusion criteria information is noted in the study protocol
Exclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
Etiology of heart failure due to or associated with uncorrected thyroid disease,obstructive cardiomyopathy, pericardial disease, amyloidosis, or restrictivecardiomyopathy
Technical obstacles which pose an inordinately high surgical risk
Existence of ongoing mechanical circulatory support (MCS) other than IABP andImpella 5.0 or 5.5
Ongoing Impella (5.0 or 5.5) presenting related clinical sign (i.e. hematuria) andelevated LDH equal or greater than 600 IU/L.
Positive pregnancy test if of childbearing potential
Presence of mechanical aortic cardiac valve that will not be either converted to abioprosthesis
History of any organ transplant
Platelet count <100,000/mL
Psychiatric disease/disorder, irreversible cognitive dysfunction or psychosocialissues
History of confirmed, untreated abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) > 5 cm in diameterwithin 6 months of enrollment
Presence of an active, uncontrolled infection
Intolerance to anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapies or any otherperi/postoperative therapy that the investigator will require based upon thepatient's health status
Presence of remarkable pre-defined end-organ dysfunction.
Patient has moderate to severe aortic insufficiency without plans for correctionduring pump implant
Low albumin - removed from recent exclusion criteria
Planned Bi-VAD support prior to enrollment
Patient has known hypo- or hyper coagulable state such as disseminated intravascularcoagulation and heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
Participation in any other clinical investigation that is likely to confound studyresults or affect the study
Any condition other than heart failure that could limit survival to less than 24months
Patients refusing blood transfusion
Study Design
Study Description
Connect with a study center
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama 35294
United StatesSite Not Available
UF Health Shands Hospital
Gainesville, Florida 32608
United StatesSite Not Available
Jackson Health Systems Jackson Memorial Hospital Lbn Public Health Trust of Miami Dade County Florida
Miami, Florida 33136
United StatesSite Not Available
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, Florida 33606
United StatesSite Not Available
St. Vincent Hospital Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana 46260
United StatesSite Not Available
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
United StatesSite Not Available
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
United StatesSite Not Available
Atrium Health Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina 28203
United StatesSite Not Available
The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
United StatesSite Not Available
Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
United StatesSite Not Available
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140
United StatesSite Not Available
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
United StatesSite Not Available
Baylor Scott and White, Dallas
Dallas, Texas 75246
United StatesSite Not Available
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030
United StatesSite Not Available
Methodist Hospital - San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas 78229
United StatesSite Not Available
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
United StatesSite Not Available
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington 98195
United StatesSite Not Available
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin 53792
United StatesSite Not Available
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