NHLBI DIR Transcatheter Mitral Cerclage Annuloplasty Early Feasibility Study

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

Brief Summary: This research protocol tests a new technique and devices that we have developed to treat functional mitral valve regurgitation, called transcatheter mitral valve cerclage annuloplasty, otherwise known as "cerclage". Functional mitral valve regurgitation is a condition caused by damaged heart muscle involving the left ventricle which results in mitral valve leakage. This leakage causes heart failure (breathlessness and lack of energy especially when walking or exercising, and hospital admissions for fluid buildup).

This is an early feasibility study (EFS) evaluation of special devices, permanently implanted in the heart, to perform mitral cerclage annuloplasty. Mitral cerclage annuloplasty is a catheter procedure performed under X-ray and ultrasound guidance without surgery. The cerclage devices compress the mitral valve like a purse-string. The cerclage device has a special feature that prevents a coronary artery from getting squeezed as part of this purse-string.

The protocol has been changed to allow patients who have mitral valve regurgitation despite prior Mitra-Clip treatment, and to allow patients who have symptomatic heart failure with mild mitral regurgitation.

Detailed Description: Functional mitral regurgitation (also known as secondary mitral regurgitation) is a common complication of left ventricular dysfunction. Ventricular dysfunction leads to dilation, which in turn leads to mitral annular dilation and leaflet traction. This causes a failure of coaptation of the otherwise intact leaflets of the mitral valve, leading to regurgitation through a central orifice between the mal-coapting leaflet tips. Functional mitral regurgitation contributes to heart failure symptoms. Transcatheter Mitral Cerclage Annuloplasty (TMCA) is a new catheter technique that reduces the septal-lateral dimension of the dilated annulus through circumferential compression, prevents extrinsic compression and entrapment of coronary arteries by incorporating a protection element, and exhibits planar discordance that achieves annular reduction even when the coronary sinus is anatomically located along the posterior left atrial wall. This is an entirely right-sided procedure and device.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Primary Endpoint is Technical Success	1 minute following procedure discharge (Exit from the catheterization laboratory)	The primary endpoint is Technical success. This endpoint is measured at exit from the catheterization laboratory. All of the following must be present: 1. Alive 2. Successful deployment and correct positioning of a single intended Transcatheter Mitral Cerclage Annuloplasty (TMCA). Repositioning and recapture of the device, if needed, is not classified as failure. 3. Retrieval of the TMCA delivery system 4. Absence of TMCA-related coronary artery compression and absence of additional procedure such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to relieve coronary artery compression. 5. No additional unplanned or emergency surgery or re-intervention related to the TMCA or delivery system.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Secondary Endpoint is Procedural Success	Day 30 post procedure	The secondary endpoint is Procedural success This endpoint is measured at 30 days. All of the following must be present: 1. Technical success 2. No Transcatheter Mitral Cerclage Annuloplasty (TMCA) device-related Serious Adverse Events, defined as VARC-2 life-threatening bleeding, major vascular or cardiac complications related to the TMCA requiring unplanned reintervention or surgery.

Locations (3): MedStar Washington Hospital Center
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Emory University
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Carilion Medical Center
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Roanoke, Virginia, United States
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States