View clinical trials related to Aortic Valve Disease.
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This registry aims to evaluate the long-term prognosis and valve durability of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in a real-world setting. Baseline characteristics, procedural data, and clinical outcomes will be collected in a prospective and observational manner.
Kinocardiography (KCG) is a portable measurement technique developed to estimate cardiac mechanical performance by studying the vibrations produced by myocardial contraction during each heartbeat and transmitted to the body surface. The goal of this observational study is to learn about kinocardiography in patients with aortic valve disease (AVD) or thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA). The investigators believe that this technology will enable us to diagnose aortic valve disease and aortic aneurysm. In patients with AVD of different severities or TAA, the investigators will collect informations from echocardiography and/or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and KCG recordings. Researchers will also compare subjects without any AVD nor TAA to better understand these effects on KCG.
This is a single centre, single arm pilot feasibility study to determine the feasibility and practicality of prehabilitation in acute inpatients waiting for cardiac surgery. We will be looking into participant eligibility, acceptability, recruitment rates, completion rates and barriers to implementing a prehabilitation programme. Secondary outcomes include safety (incidence of adverse events directly related to the study), improvement in 6 minutes walk test (6MWT), hand grip strength, quality of life, and spirometry. At the end of the trial, we will be seeking the feedback of the participants to help us improve the design further.
The purpose of this prospective multi-center, observational registry in China is to collect clinical baseline, procedural, and follow-up data of all patients treated with TAVR in China and to evaluate short-, mid-, and long-term clinical outcome data of all post-marketing transcatheter valves. Each center will collect baseline and procedural data as well as clinical outcomes for up to 10 years.
The goal of this observational study is to study a new method to compute ventricular-arterial coupling (VAC) in adult intensive care patients after cardiac surgery. VAC is a metric that describes the interaction between the heart and the arterial system. The new method of measuring VAC uses carotid ultrasound measurements. The main questions this study aims to answer are: - Can VAC measured using carotid ultrasound predict the hemodynamic response to drugs? - What is the concordance of VAC measurements obtained via carotid ultrasound with VAC measurements obtained via the standard, single-beat method? Measurements will be performed in the operating room and at the ICU.
Despite Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) evolution regarding techniques, equipment and experience, the need for permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) post-TAVI remains an important drawback. The electrophysiology testing to stratify the risk or necessity of PPI post-TAVI is endorsed by the up-to-date guidelines and consensus documents and it is a valuable cut-off based method. Part of the answer is maybe hidden in the easy and applicable testing of the atrioventricular conduction system through rapid atrial pacing (RAP) with a common temporary pacemaker lead. This trial is designed to investigate the role and value of RAP after TAVI as a predictor of the necessity of new PPI.
This study is to elucidate the impact of germline mutations and clonal hematopoiesis (CHIP) on the progression of early aortic valve calcification in patients with bicuspid aortic valves. The study will be conducted over a recruitment period of one year and a follow-up observation period of two years. Considering a 2-year event rate and a 33% occurrence rate of clonal hematopoiesis, each group requires a minimum of 102 participants. Accounting for a 15% dropout rate, a total of 120 participants are needed for each group (type I error (α) = 5%, type II error (β) = 20%). Therefore, the total study population, including patients with normal aortic valve function, is set at 240 participants.
The study aims to evaluate composition differences of aortic valves in different stages and phenotypes of aortic stenosis using non-invasive imaging and histology.
Prior studies have shown that impaired endogenous fibrinolysis is a novel, independent cardiovascular risk factor in patients with myocardial infarction and there is currently no known chronic treatment to enhance endogenous fibrinolysis. To date, no therapies have been able to sufficiently reduce Lp(a) and therefore it was considered to be a non-modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. New data, however, has shown that PCSK9 inhibitors and inclisiran (medication that you have been deemed eligible for in order to help further reduce your cholesterol levels) to reduce Lp(a) levels by approximately 20-25%. The aim of this study to is to assess: 1. if there is an association between raised Lp(a) level in blood and the effectiveness of endogenous fibrinolysis (lysis time). 2. whether lowering Lp(a) with PCSK9i or inclisiran can enhance endogenous fibrinolysis