Active clinical trials for "Aortic Valve Stenosis"

The narrowing of the aortic valve, which prevents blood from reaching the entire body correctly is a common disease in our environment. To correct this problem, many patients undergo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) according to standard clinical practice. Patients have to continue with a specific pharmacological treatment (antiplatelet agents) to avoid possible complications during the first months after the procedure. This treatment is not yet well established. Current guidelines recommend dual antiplatelet therapy with Aspirin and Clopidogrel for 3-6 months after TAVI to avoid thromboembolic complications. But the risk of bleeding events with DAPT in this population is not negligible. This study aims to determine the degree of response to Ticagrelor 60 mg every 12 hours as a single antiplatelet strategy in patients who do not achieve an adequate response with Clopidogrel 75mg every 24 hours. The study will evaluate if patients have an adequate response to Clopidogrel and if not, then patients will start treatment with Ticagrelor 60 mg every 12 hours after TAVI and until completing 3 months of treatment.

The TaurusOne® transcatheter aortic valve system with retrievable delivery catheter system is evaluated the safety and effectiveness for the delivery of artificial aortic valve in a prospective, multicenter, single-arm clinical trial.

At the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MRVAMC), invasive cardiac pressures are routinely recorded after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures. Our research has disclosed that patients with abnormal hemodynamics (narrow aortic to ventricular end-diastolic pressure difference, indexed to heart rate) suffer from high long-term mortality, compared with patients with normal hemodynamics.This hemodynamic value can be referred to as the aortoventricular index (AVi). Hypertension and diastolic dysfunction are highly co-morbid conditions among these patients. The selective aldosterone receptor antagonist eplerenone (Inspra) is approved for use in the treatment of hypertension. Research also supports that eplerenone may be able to improve diastolic function. This prospective study is interested in determining 1) the tolerability of eplerenone, and 2) feasibility of administering the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ-12) among subject with abnormal cardiac hemodynamics after TAVR. This study will set the stage for a pilot randomized trial to evaluate eplerenone versus placebo among patients with abnormal hemodynamics after TAVR.

Feasibility Trial on the ACURATE TA™ transapical implantation in patients presenting severe symptomatic aortic stenosis to collect human feasibility data pertaining to the safety and performance of the device.

A prospective, multicenter, nonrandomized, single-arm, clinical study.

To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the SAPIEN XT (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, California) transcatheter heart valve implantation (TAVI) in Chinese patients with symptomatic severe calcific aortic stenosis who are considered at high risk for surgical valve replacement.

The purpose of this trial is to determine the safety and effectiveness of the Edwards SAPIEN 3 transcatheter heart valve and delivery systems which are intended for use in patients with symptomatic, calcific, severe aortic stenosis, and are in high risk.

To assess the safety and effectiveness of the SAPIEN XT transcatheter heart valve in patients with a failing surgical aortic bioprosthetic valve.

The current trial is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of sustained oral administration of inorganic nitrate in patients with severe aortic stenosis and to assess the mechanisms by which inorganic nitrate enhances oxygen uptake and exercise capacity in this population.

First-In-Man Study on the ACURATE TF™ Transfemoral Aortic Bioprosthesis Implantation in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis to collect human feasibility data pertaining to the safety and performance of the device.