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Transapical Implantation of the Medtronic Engager Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation System - The Engager European Pivotal Trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Interventions
Device: Medtronic Engager Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation System
Registration Number
NCT01348438
Lead Sponsor
Medtronic Bakken Research Center
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and clinical performance of the Engager Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation System in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis who are at high risk for surgical valve replacement.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
125
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Severe aortic stenosis defined as one or more of the following by Doppler echocardiography: mean gradient > 40 mmHg; max velocity > 4m/s; aortic valve area ≤ 0.8 cm2.
  2. Symptoms related to aortic valve disease, and NYHA Functional Class II or greater.
  3. Logistic EuroSCORE predicted risk for mortality of ≥20%, or comorbidity judged by the investigator to pose an absolute or relative contraindication for conventional aortic valve replacement.
  4. Patient is indicated for aortic valve implantation with a biological prosthesis (tissue valve) in accordance with the 2007 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines for management of valvular heart disease.
  5. Age ≥ 18 years.
  6. Echocardiographically determined aortic annulus diameter of ≥19 mm and ≤ 26 mm in a long-axis view.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Congenital unicuspid or bicuspid aortic valve.
  2. Severe eccentricity of calcification, defined as calcium deposits larger than 6mm in diameter.
  3. Echocardiographic evidence of intracardiac mass, thrombus, or vegetation.
  4. Left ventricular ejection fraction < 25%, as determined by contrast ventriculography, or echocardiography or radionuclide angiography if contrast ventriculography not available
  5. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
  6. Patients with life expectancy less than 12 months due to an underlying non-cardiac comorbid disease.
  7. Known hypersensitivity or contraindication that cannot be adequately controlled with pre-medication to any study medication or material, such as contrast medium or Nitinol.
  8. Sepsis or acute endocarditis.
  9. Blood dyscrasia such as acute anemia, leucopenia, or thrombocytopenia; bleeding diathesis, or coagulopathy.
  10. Renal insufficiency assessed by creatinine > 2.5 mg/dl and/or end stage renal disease requiring chronic dialysis.
  11. Active peptic ulcer or GI bleeding within 3 months from the planned index procedure.
  12. Untreated clinically significant coronary artery disease requiring revascularization.
  13. Cardiogenic shock, suspected cardiogenic shock, or hemodynamic instability requiring inotropic support or mechanical heart assistance.
  14. Significant aortic disease, including abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm, defined as maximal luminal diameter of 5 cm or greater.
  15. Need for emergency surgery, cardiac or non-cardiac.
  16. History of myocardial infarction in the last 6 weeks.
  17. History of TIA or CVA in the last 6 months.
  18. Therapeutic invasive cardiac procedure, with the exception of aortic balloon valvuloplasty, performed within 30 days of the planned date of valve implantation, or 6 months in the case of drug-eluting stents.
  19. Pre-existing prosthetic heart valve or prosthetic ring in any position.
  20. Mitral regurgitation greater than 2+ by angiography or moderate by echocardiography.
  21. Patient refuses a blood transfusion.
  22. Patient is currently enrolled in another investigational device or drug trial that may influence the outcome of this trial.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Single arm studyMedtronic Engager Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation System-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
All-cause mortality30 Days

All-cause mortality within 30 days post-implantation

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Device and procedure related Major Adverse Events30 days
Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) free survival at 30 days and 6 months post implantation6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (9)

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg- Eppendorf

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Hamburg, Germany

Herzzentrum Leipzig GmbH

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Leipzig, Germany

Deutsches Herzzentrum München

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München, Germany

The Chaim Sheba Medical Center

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Tel-Hashomer, Israel

University of Zurich - Klinik für Herzchirurgie, UniversitätsSpital

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Zurich, Switzerland

Cliniques Universitaires Saint- Luc

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Brussels, Belgium

Kerckhoff-Klinik

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Bad Nauheim, Germany

Uniklinik Köln Heart Center

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Cologne, Germany

Ruhr-Universität Bochum

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Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

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