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Preoperative CT-imaging With Patient-specific Computer Simulation in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Interventions
Other: FEops HEARTGuide
Registration Number
NCT05788770
Lead Sponsor
Romy Hegeman
Brief Summary

Combining routine preoperative CT imaging with patient-specific computer modelling predicts the interaction between different sizes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement devices at different implantation depths and the patient's unique anatomy (including post-implantation deformation) allowing preoperative evaluation of the risk for paravalvular leakage and conduction disorders.

The objective of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate whether pre-operative CT-imaging with advanced computer modelling and simulation (FEops HEARTguide™) adequately predicts procedural outcomes in TAVR procedures, whether it leads to changes of preoperative decisions and whether or not this leads to improved outcome in TAVR procedures.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
454
Inclusion Criteria
  • Primary symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis
  • Accepted for TAVR, either by transfemoral, transsubclavian or transapical access
  • Plan to implant one of the following transcatheter heart valves for which FEops HEARTguide™ is available (CoreValve™ Evolut™ R, and Evolut™ PRO and Evolut™ PRO+ (Medtronic, Minnesota, USA), ACURATE neo™ and ACURATE neo 2™ (Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA, USA)
  • Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria

a potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study before randomization:

  • Previous surgical aortic valve replacement
  • Permanent pacemaker at baseline
  • Emergency procedure
  • Poor CT image quality (disabling computer-simulation, i.e. generation of 3D anatomical models will not be possible with poor CT image quality), for example because of motion artifacts due to the presence of other implanted devices affecting the region of interest
  • Patient who did not agree to the informed consent and/or refused to participate
  • Patient unable to understand the informed consent/study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
FEops HEARTGuideFEops HEARTGuideDevice selection using FEops HEARTGuide: 3D anatomical analysis and simulation of transcatheter aortic valve prosthesis prior to procedure based on computed tomography.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mild to severe paravalvular regurgitation30-days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of new conduction disorder (new-onset left bundle branch block or new-onset atrioventricular block)30 days after TAVI
Need for permanent pacemaker implantation30 days after TAVI
Preoperative valve size selectionPreprocedural
Final valve sizePerprocedural
Target implantation depthPreprocedural
Final implantation depthPerprocedural
Change of preoperative decision in choice of default transcather heart valvePreprocedural
Change of preoperative decision in valve size selectionPreprocedural
Change of preoperative decision in target implantation depthPreprocedural
Failure to implant valvePreprocedural
Composite endpoint of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE)30 days after TAVI

Including mortality, stroke, life-threatening bleeding, major vascular complications, valve-related dysfunction requiring repeat procedure (TAVR or SAVR), according to the VARC-3 criteria

Quality of life assessed by the EuroQol questionnaire90 days after TAVI

EuroQol-5 Dimensions-5 Levels, lower levels refer to better outcomes. Visual analog scale (0-100). Higher scores refer to a better outcome.

Quality of life assessed by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire90 days after TAVI

All scores are represented on a 0-to-100-point scale. Higher score refers to preferabel outcomes.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

St. Antonius Hospital

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Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands

Vienna General Hospital

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Vienna, Austria

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