Active clinical trials for "Aortic Valve Disease"

The primary objective is to evaluate the performance and the treatment effect of the use of the Emblok embolic protection system use during transcatheter aortic valve replacement with respect to procedure-related cerebral embolic burden as determined by DW-MRI.

The objective of this study is to compare surgical outcomes between patients who underwent valve replacement with and without the help of the automated annular suturing technology. In addition, data of the early and intermediate postoperative period will be collected within routine clinical follow-up in order to assess morbidity and mortality as well as echocardiographic parameters.

The aim of this study is to analyse the short-term results of the first patients undergoing the OZAKI procedure (Aortic valve reconstruction using autologous pericardial tissue) at the department of cardiac surgery/ University Hospital Basel/ Switzerland.

The overall project aim is to study outcomes following aortic valve replacement with either mechanical valves or bioprostheses by retrieving data from the main social security carriers in Austria for the years 2010-2018.

This study aims at studying the frequency of late stroke after transcatheter aortic valve replacement/implantation

Aortic valve bicuspid disease is the most common congenital heart disease. It affects 0.5-2% of the population and is associated with an increased risk of developing aortic or ascending aortic valve complications. There is no agreement regarding the opportunity for a "prophylactic" simultaneous aortic valve replacement in the case of mild or moderate aortic valve disease in the bicuspid valve, in patients with an indication for replacement of the ascending aorta due to an aneurysm involving its supra-coronary tract. The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term evolution of mild and moderate aortic valve disease in untreated bicuspid valve during supracoronary ascending aortic replacement surgery at our institution.

This study aimed to evaluate incidence, prognosis and predictive factors of new-onset of persistent left bundle branch block (LBBB) after rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement (RD-AVR) with the IntuityTM bioprosthesis. It was an observational, retrospective and single-center study. Two hundred and seventy-four consecutive patients without any baseline ventricular conduction disorder or previous permanent pacemaker or defibrillator implantation who underwent RD-AVR with the IntuityTM valve were included. Twelve-lead electrocardiogram and transthoracic echocardiography were performed preoperatively, postoperatively, at discharge, 1-month, and 1-year. Incidence, prognosis and predictive factors of new-onset of persistent LBBB were evaluated.

Evaluation of the right ventricle (RV) deformation (strain) with 2D speckle tracking technics obtained by echocardiographies (TEE) in peroperative period of cardiac surgery . TEE is performed for each patient of cardiac surgery during the operation time . This new evaluation parameter of RV could be a good tool to assess the early RV dysfunction after cardiac surgery.

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the association between cardiac valve calcification and the 1-year mortality after lower-extremity amputation in diabetic patients. Diabetic patients requiring lower-extremity amputation were retrospectively studied. Preoperative detailed anamnesis was taken. Cardiac valve calcification was assessed using echocardiography at baseline. One-year follow-up was conducted and included clinical visits, hospital record assessment, and telephone reviews to obtain the survival status of patients. Researchers compare the survival group to the mortality group to study the relationship between the cardiac valve calcification and mortality.

The progress in surgery of the aortic root and the evolution of transcatheter aortic valve replacement as an alternative to surgical treatment in selected patients have refocused the need for quantitative imaging of the aortic root during transcatheter aortic valve replacement and valve-sparing aortic root surgery. In this study, we aim to assess the ability of semi-automated quantitative modeling (eSie Valves, Autovalve prototype version, Siemens Medical Solutions, USA) of the aortic valve and root in patients with clinical normal aortic valve and root, who are indicated for both 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and computed tomographic (CT) due to atrial fibrillation or patent foramen ovale. Measures of the aortic valve and root obtained by 2D TEE, 3D TEE and CT are compared, and the ability of the semi-automated 3D TEE modeling software is tested. Given the workflow advantages of automation, this 3D TEE approach may enhance the clinical adoption of routine 3-dimensional imaging beyond CT.