Status:

RECRUITING

Early Aortic vaLve surgEry Versus wAtchful waitiNg Strategy in Severe Asymptomatic aOrtic reguRgitation

Lead Sponsor:

Na Homolce Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Hospital Hradec Kralove

Centre of Cardiovascular and Transplantation Surgery, Czech Republic

Conditions:

Aortic Valve Regurgitation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The optimal timing of surgical intervention in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic regurgitation remains controversial. As per cardiac magnetic resonance assessment, early surgical treatment will...

Detailed Description

Introduction: Aortic regurgitation (AR) is the third most frequent valvular heart disease in Western countries affecting rather young patients, mostly men. The degenerative process on the trileaflet ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Chronic asymptomatic aortic regurgitation grade 3 (moderate to severe) and grade 4 (severe)
  • No indication for the surgical treatment at the time of enrolment
  • LV ejection fraction \>50%
  • Absence of more than mild-to-moderate concomitant valve disease or complex congenital heart disease

Exclusion

  • Age \<18 years
  • Clearance Creatinine \<30 mL/min
  • Contraindication for magnetic resonance (implanted active device, ferromagnetic implant incompatible with magnetic resonance scanner, cerebral aneurysm clip, metallic fragment in the eye or near sensitive tissue)
  • Pregnancy
  • Permanent atrial fibrillation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

217 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05438862

Start Date

September 1 2022

End Date

December 31 2027

Last Update

May 30 2025

Active Locations (7)

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1

Cardiovascular Center OLV Clinic Aalst

Aalst, Belgium, 9300

2

International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne´s University Hospital Brno

Brno, Czechia, 656 91

3

Center of Cardiovascular and Transplant Surgery

Brno, Czechia, 65691

4

University Hospital Hradec Králové

Hradec Králové, Czechia, 50005