Heart Valve Disease Clinical Trials

The purpose of this research study is to determine if replacing the aortic valve without open-heart surgery is as safe as or safer than open-heart surgery in patients who are considered at low risk for complications from surgery. Subjects in this trial will be compared to similar patients that have ...

Eligibility Criteria: Once you have decided to participate and have learned of the details of the trial you will be seen and evaluated for the following: To be eligible to participate you will be evaluated for Severity of aortic stenosis. You must meet criteria for heart team agreement of low ...

Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:•Age > or equal to 18 years of age•History of non-paroxysmal form of AF as defined by the HRS/EHRA/ECAS Consensus Statement:◦Persistent AF shall be defined as continuous AF that is sustained beyond seven days. Episodes of AF in which a decision is made to electrically or pharmacologically ...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of routine FFR-guided complete revascularization with PCI compared to conservative management in patients with concomitant coronary artery disease who are undergoing TAVI.

The objective of this investigation is to compare the cardioprotective effects and safety of two cardioplegic solutions, HTK Cardioplegic Solution (Custodiol) and Custodiol-N in patients undergoing aortic valve surgery. The study design is a prospective, double blind, multicenter, randomized, Phase III comparison study intended to demonstrate superiority in surgical outcome ...

Arrhythmia is a common complication after cardiac valve surgery. Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most common type of arrhythmia after cardiac surgery. It has different leading causes, including myocardial injury, inadequate myocardial protection, the effect of cardiopulmonary bypass, and electrolyte imbalance. Beta blockers, amiodarone, and magnesium sulfate are used ...

This is a prospective, non-randomized, single-arm, multi-centre surveillance study to be conducted in Europe. The Surveillance is designed as a study, where ARISE AV is prescribed in the usual manner in accordance with the terms of the approval. Assignment of the patient to a particular therapeutic strategy is not decided ...

A prospective, single-arm, multi-center study, enrolling symptomatic patients with chronic functional tricuspid regurgitation. The study will include up to 60 subjects from up to 15 sites in Europe and the United States. Follow-up evaluations will be conducted through 5 years post implantation.

Until very recently, warfarin is still the best drug of choice for long-term anticoagulation for patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valve. However, the complication of warfarin account for 75 percent of the whole complication after the mechanical prosthetic heart valve replacement. Interindividual variation in warfarin dose is mediated by multiple ...

Background and Rationale Infective endocarditis (IE) is an infection of cardiac valves. IE mainly involves bacteria, more rarely fungi. IE is an uncommon diseases with an estimated incidence of 1-12 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year. The diagnostic of IE relies on the collection of biological samples (blood cultures and ...