Prospective randomized study to determine the clinical outcomes of tissue and mechanical aortic valve replacement in patients aged 55-70yrs.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Aortic valve disease; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000303246
• Lead Sponsor: PAH Private Practice Trust Fund: Research Support Grant

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-05-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 220

Inclusion Criteria

Patients requiring Aortic Valve Replacement in the age group 55-70.

Exclusion Criteria

Non-english speaking
Contraindication to anticoagulation
Renal failure requiring dialysis
Associated procedures (+/- Coranary Artery Bipass Graft (CABG))
Endocarditis
Re-operation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ong term survival: monitored by health care professionals via the telephone, clinic appointments and medical records.[Post operatively and six monthly after surgery until end of follow up (up to 10 years).];Freedom from hospitalisation: monitored by health care professionals via the telephone, clinic appointments and medical records.[Six monthly after surgery until end of follow up (up to 10 years)];Quality of life measures: monitored by health care professionals using the SF-36 questionnaire.[At baseline and six months after surgery]