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Minimally Invasive Pericardiotomy as a New Treatment for Heart Failure

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Heart Failure
Interventions
Procedure: Pericardiotomy
Registration Number
NCT03923673
Lead Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Brief Summary

Researchers are studying the safety and efficacy of a minimally invasive treatment called a pericardiotomy, which creates a small opening in the sac that surrounds the heart. Researchers will test the short and long term effects of this procedure by monitoring subjects heart function and symptoms.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
4
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Subjects with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection FractionPericardiotomySubjects with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) will receive a minimally invasive treatment called a pericardiotomy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events6 months

The number of major cardiac and cerebrovascular events reported.

Change in left ventricular filling pressures during volume loadingbaseline, 6 months

The number of subjects to demonstrate an increase in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure in response to volume loading after pericardiotomy vs. prior to pericardiotomy.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Quality of Lifebaseline, 6 months

Measured using Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)

Change in exercise capacitybaseline, 6 months

Measured by Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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