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Filter by:This multicenter, non-comparative clinical trial, led by two principal investigators in Spain, aims to evaluate the safety and performance of a robotic assistant, based on a electromechanical tracking system, in patients requiring transpedicular screw fixation. The study, conducted in two different hospital centers, involves patients with vertebral fractures, spinal stenosis, kyphosis, and other related conditions. The primary objective is to determine screw accuracy by assessing the degree of screw invasion into the pedicle using the Gertzbein-Robbins scale, with a target of achieving 96% acceptable screw placement. Trained radiologists will evaluate the screw invasion into the pedicle. The study is scheduled to span 12 months and each intervention includes a 1-month follow-up. Throughout this time frame, patients will undergo regular assessments, and outcomes will be closely monitored.
The overall purpose of the study is to investigate whether selective spinal nerve root blocks can improve diagnostics of radiculopathy due to lumbar disc herniation (LDH), foraminal stenosis (FS), and recess stenosis (RS), and hence identify the patients that will benefit from surgical intervention.
This test took the target lesion restenosis rate 6 months after the operation as the main endpoint to verify the effectiveness of the intracranial balloon expansion catheter of Biolimus coating. After completing the follow-up 6 months after the operation, a clinical summary report was issued for the registration application of the product, and on this basis, 12 months of postoperative follow-up was carried out to evaluate the mid-term curative effect.
The study aims to evaluate composition differences of aortic valves in different stages and phenotypes of aortic stenosis using non-invasive imaging and histology.
Trial Title: Prospective, multicenter, single-arm target value clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a transcatheter aortic valve system in the treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis Test device: Transcatheter aortic valve system. Pilot Phase: Clinical Validation of Class III Medical Devices. Study design: prospective, multicenter, single-group target value. Sample size: 120 cases. Intended Use: The Transcatheter Aortic Valve System is indicated for patients with a diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis by the Comprehensive Heart Team. Objective: This clinical trial is a prospective, multicenter, single-arm study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the transcatheter aortic valve system in the treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis. Primary endpoint: 12-month postoperative all-cause mortality All-cause deaths include cardiac death and non-cardiac death. Secondary Endpoints: 1. Device success rate 2. Procedural success rate 3. Delivery system performance 4. Retrieval system performance (e.g. using a recycling system) 5. Exchange system performance 6. Valvular function at Immediately postoperative, 7 days/at discharge, 30 days, 6 months, 12 months, 2-5 years follow-up: valve stenosis, regurgitation, valve function (e.g., opening area, pressure gradient), paravalvular leakage 7. Improvement in quality of life at 30 days, 6 months, 12 months postoperatively 8. Improvement in cardiac function at 7 days/at discharge, 30 days, 6 months, 12 months, 2-5 years postoperatively Experimental design: This trial is a prospective, multicenter, single-group clinical study with a target value to evaluate the Transcatheter Aortic Valve system Safety and efficacy in the treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis with 12 months of All-cause mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. The mortality rate was the primary study endpoint, and after statistical assumptions and sample size calculations, 120 patients were planned to be enrolled. Patients were clinically followed immediately after valve implantation, 7 days postoperatively/at discharge, 30 days, 6 months, 12 months, and 2-5 years postoperatively. In this trial, all relevant clinical data were collected, sorted out and statistically analyzed by an independent data management and statistics center and a clinical monitoring institution. All enrolled subjects underwent outpatient follow-up at 30 days, 6 months, and 12 months after surgery, and performed relevant imaging examinations (ultrasound, etc.) and laboratory tests and safety evaluations, and continuous follow-up and cardiac ultrasound examinations were performed annually at 2-5 years to observe the occurrence of adverse events to evaluate the long-term safety of the transcatheter aortic valve system. The safety and efficacy of the transcatheter aortic valve system were evaluated with the subject's 12-month postoperative all-cause mortality as the primary endpoint, and the immediate postoperative device success rate, procedural success, retrieval system performance, valve function, cardiac function improvement, quality of life improvement, all-cause mortality in different follow-up periods, major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, myocardial infarction, stroke, hemorrhage, acute kidney injury, permanent pacemaker implantation, serious vascular complications, and other TAVR-related complications were taken as the secondary endpoints to assist in evaluating the safety and efficacy of the test product, and to provide a basis for the final official listing and domestic marketing.
Patient with paradoxical or conventional low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis on echocardiographic assessment will undergo physiological exercise-stress CMR in addition to guideline recommended surveys prior to TAVR.
The dual pathology of aortic stenosis (AS) and cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is increasingly recognized. Even tough efforts have been undertaken to bring cohorts together, the largest cohort of AS-ATTR to date is <50 patients. It is the aim of the present international, multi-center registry to collect ~300 patients with AS-CA creating a big enough cohort to allow 1. thorough characterization of this condition 2. assessment of log-term clinical outcomes of AS-CA 3. assessment of effectiveness of amyloid-specific treatment on top of valve replacement
Background: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cardiac imaging has previously been shown to provide highly reproducible and accurate results, outperforming clinical experts. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging represents the gold standard for assessment of myocardial structure and function. However, measurements of more sensitive markers of early left (LV) and right ventricular (RV) function, such as global longitudinal shortening (GLS), mitral annular plane systolic excursion (MAPSE), and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), are frequently not performed due to the lack of automated analysis. Objectives: The investigators aim to evaluate whether AI-based measurements of ventricular structure and function convey important prognostic information in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) beyond LV and RV ejection fraction (EF) and represent early markers of adverse cardiac remodeling. Materials & Methods: This large-scale international, multi-center, observational study will recruit ~1500 patients with severe AS scheduled for aortic valve replacement (AVR). Patients are invited to undergo CMR imaging prior to AVR and at 12-months post-AVR. An AI-based algorithm, developed in the UK, will be used for fully automated assessment of parameters of cardiac structure (end-diastolic volume, end-systolic volume, LV mass, maximum wall thickness) and function (EF, GLS, MAPSE, TAPSE). Application of the AI-model allows to capture these parameters for large patient cohorts within seconds (as opposed to the current practice of time-consuming manual post-processing). Association of AI-based CMR parameters with clinical outcomes post-AVR will be analyzed. The composite of all-cause mortality and heart failure hospitalization will serve as the primary endpoint. Trajectories of AI-based parameters from pre- to post-AVR will be assessed as a secondary endpoint. Future Outlook: In severe AS, a novel AI-based algorithm allows immediate and precise measurements of ventricular structure and function on CMR imaging. Our goal is to identify early markers of cardiac dysfunction indicating adverse prognosis post-AVR. This has guideline-forming potential as the optimal timepoint for AVR in patients with AS is currently a matter of debate.
About 20% of stroke causes are atherosclerotic strokes caused by carotid artery stenosis. In 2005, 92% of carotid artery interventions in the USA were performed in asymptomatic patients. It should be noted that screening in the general population for carotid artery disease is unwarranted, due to uncertain eligibility criteria for interventional treatment of asymptomatic patients. On the other hand, 10-15% of all patients with a first-ever stroke will experience an ischemic stroke as a result of previously untreated, asymptomatic, significant carotid artery stenosis. Carotid artery angioplasty with stent placement (CAS) has become the second method of revascularization. ed, however, there is a great deal of ambiguity in the application of these criteria, which stems from the ratio of the risk to the possible benefit to the patient of performing the procedure, as well as the cost-effectiveness for health care systems. OBJECTIVES The overall goal is (following the model of measuring fractional flow reserve - FFR) to try to establish a new parameter that could prove helpful in qualifying patients for percutaneous internal carotid artery angioplasty with stent implantation (CAS). Determining whether measuring the pressure gradient across the stenosis will determine which patients will benefit from the CAS procedure. In the absence of convincing evidence on the effects of CAS, especially for so-called asymptomatic patients, it is advisable to establish a parameter that would complement the eligibility criteria that, on the one hand, could prevent strokes in the population of patients with silent internal carotid artery stenosis and, on the other hand, avoid performing the procedure in the absence of benefit. PRIMARY ENDPOINTS: 1. Assessment of cerebral perfusion by magnetic resonanse before and after CAS 2. Assessment of cognitive symptoms using before and after CAS 3. Assessment of neurological symptoms before and after CAS 4. Assessment of otolaryngological symptoms before and after CAS SECONDARY ENDPOINTS: Creation of a non-invasive computed tomography protocol with pressure gradient assessment in patients with carotid artery stenosis. A final version of the algorithm based on a new diagnostic measurement (concentration gradient) ready to be used in the diagnosis of CAS-eligible patients with an implemented function for automatic classification of measurement results that will indicate the group of patients who will benefit from the CAS procedure.
To evaluate the outcome of visual internal urethrotomy in treating urethral strictures in males with a holmium: yttrium-aluminium garnet (YAG) laser versus when combined with intralesional injection of paclitaxel.