Invasive Versus Echocardiography-derived Transvalvular Gradients After TAVI Usign Balloon-expandable Transcatheter Heart Valves.
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- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: AORTIC VALVE DISEASES, Aortic Stenosis. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Germany
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Systematic Assessment of Invasive Versus Echocardiography-derived Transprosthetic Gradients After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using Balloon-expandable Transcatheter Heart Valves: the IVEGA-TAVI Study.
Overview
The aim of this prospective registry is to compare invasive versus echocardiography-derived transvalvular gradients before and after TAVI with balloon-expandable THVs.All patients will undergo a transthoracic echocardiogram in the operating room prior to aortic valve implantation. In addition, two catheters (one in the ventricle and one in the aorta) will be used to invasively measure the transvalvular gradient both before and after aortic valve implantation. The invasive measurements will be performed in different positions of the ventricle and aorta simultaneously. At the end of the procedure, aortic gradient measurement by echocardiography shall be performed again. A maximal three months follow-up is expected.
Primary outcome measures
- To compare transvalvular echocardiographic aortic mean vs. invasive aortic mean gradient after TAVI. [Time frame: From enrollment to 3 months]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- To compare transvalvular echocardiographic aortic mean vs. invasive aortic mean gradient before TAVI. [Time frame: From enrollment to 3 months]
- To compare pulse-wave Doppler above the aortic valve before and after TAVI [Time frame: From enrollment to 3 months]
- To compare pre-ejection period time pre and post TAVI. [Time frame: From enrollment to 3 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age ≥ 18 years and able to give consent
- Severe symptomatic native aortic valve stenosis with indication for TAVI according to 2021 ESC/EACTS Valvular Heart Disease Guidelines.
- Use of balloon-expandable THV
- Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- Emergency or urgent treatment indication
- Patients under hemodynamically unstable conditions.
- Previous bioprosthetic aortic valve implantation
- Patient cannot adhere to or complete the trial protocol for any reason
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Germany · 1 center
- Deutsches Herzzentrum München — Munich
Publications
- Reddy YNV, Miranda WR, Nishimura RA. Measuring Pressure Gradients After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Rethinking the Bernoulli Principle. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Oct 5;10(19):e022515. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.022515. Epub 2021 Sep 29. No abstract available. PMID 34585620
- Lancellotti P, Pibarot P, Chambers J, Edvardsen T, Delgado V, Dulgheru R, Pepi M, Cosyns B, Dweck MR, Garbi M, Magne J, Nieman K, Rosenhek R, Bernard A, Lowenstein J, Vieira ML, Rabischoffsky A, Vyhmeister RH, Zhou X, Zhang Y, Zamorano JL, Habib G. Recommendations for the imaging assessment of prosthetic heart valves: a report from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging endorsed by the PMID 27143783
- Herrmann HC, Laskey WK. Pressure loss recovery in aortic valve stenosis: Contemporary relevance. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Jan 1;99(1):195-197. doi: 10.1002/ccd.29729. Epub 2021 Apr 22. PMID 33886155
- Abbas AE, Mando R, Kadri A, Khalili H, Hanzel G, Shannon F, Al-Azizi K, Waggoner T, Kassas S, Pilgrim T, Okuno T, Camacho A, Selberg A, Elmariah S, Bavry A, Ternacle J, Christensen J, Gheewala N, Pibarot P, Mack M. Comparison of Transvalvular Aortic Mean Gradients Obtained by Intraprocedural Echocardiography and Invasive Measurement in Balloon and Self-Expanding Transcatheter Valves. J Am Heart As PMID 34585593
- Abbas AE, Mando R, Hanzel G, Gallagher M, Safian R, Hanson I, Almany S, Pibarot P, Dalal P, Vivacqua A, Sakwa M, Shannon F. Invasive Versus Echocardiographic Evaluation of Transvalvular Gradients Immediately Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Jul;12(7):e007973. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.119.007973. Epub 2019 Jul 5. No abstract available. PMID 31272227
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06753227 · 2023-456-S-SB