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Transapical Beating-heart Septal Myectomy in Patient With Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Interventions
Procedure: Transapical beating-heart septal myectomy
Registration Number
NCT05332691
Lead Sponsor
Xiang Wei
Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, the safety and the efficacy of the transapical beating-heart septal myectomy for the treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. This is a prospective, single-arm, single-center, first-in-man study.

Detailed Description

Surgical septal myectomy remains the gold standard for the treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. However, conventional septal myectomy is hindered by the demanding expertise that is needed to sufficient relieve the obstruction of the left ventricle outflow tract while guarantee safety. To increase the visualization and minimize the surgical injury of conventional septal myectomy, we have invented a novel beating-heart myectomy device. Through a mini-thoractomy, septal myectomy could be accomplished via a transapical access in the beating heart using the beating-heart myectomy device. The whole process of resection is monitored, navigated, and evaluated by real-time transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography. Left ventricle outflow tract gradient and the grade of mitral regurgitation are evaluated each time after resection. Multiple resections are performed to tailor sufficient relief of left ventricle outflow tract obstruction and mitral regurgitation, while preventing iatrogenic injuries. After transapical beating-heart septal myectomy, patients is scheduled to be seen for follow-up visits at discharge (about 7 days post operation) and 3 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1000
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patients whose resting or provoked left ventricular outflow tract gradient > 50 mmHg, and maximal ventricular septal wall thickness ≥ 15 mm.
  2. Patients with heart function of New York Heart Association ≥ class II.
  3. Patients with drug-refractory symptoms or intolerable to pharmaceutical therapies.
  4. Patients who was informed the nature of the clinical trial, consented to participate in all of the activities of the clinical trial, and signed the informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patients who were pregnant.
  2. Patients who had concomitant diseases such as intrinsic valvular disease or coronary artery disease that needed open-heart surgery.
  3. Patients who had severe heart failure with left ventricle ejection fraction < 40%.
  4. Patients whose estimated life expectancy < 12 m.
  5. Patient who were non-compliant.
  6. Patients under circumstances which were considered not suitable or prohibitive for participating the clinical trial at the discretion of the attending medical team and the researchers.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Hypertrophic Obstructive CardiomyopathyTransapical beating-heart septal myectomyTransapical beating-heart septal myectomy for the patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Procedural success3 months

Resting left ventricle outflow tract gradients \< 30 mmHg, provoked left ventricle outflow tract gradients \< 50 mmHg, and mitral regurgitation (MR) ≤ grade 1+.

All-cause mortality3 months

Death from any cause during the observation period.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Left ventricle mass3 months

Left ventricle mass index (the ratio of left ventricle mass to body weight) as measured by cardiac magnetic resonance.

Cardiac diastolic function7 days and 3 months

The ratio between early mitral inflow velocity and mitral annular early diastolic velocity ( E/e') as measured by echocardiography.

Left ventricular outflow tract gradient7 days and 3 months

Left ventricular outflow tract gradient as measured by echocardiography.

Left ventricular outflow tract diameter7 days and 3 months

Left ventricular outflow tract diameter as measured by echocardiography.

Device success1 day

Successful accession, delivery, and retrieval of the resection device, successful resection of the septal myocardium, resting left ventricle outflow tract gradient less than 50 mmHg and mitral regurgitation (MR) ≤ grade 2+ during operation after resection, and free from conversion to midline thoracotomy during operation.

Left ventricle volume7 days and 3 months

Left ventricle end-diastolic volume as measured by echocardiography.

Heart function-associated quality of life7 days and 3 months

Score of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire. A higher score means better heart function.

Septal thickness7 days and 3 months

Basal and mid septal thickness as measured by echocardiography.

Left atria volume7 days and 3 months

The left atria volume as measured by echocardiography.

New York Heart Association class7 days and 3 months

New York Heart Association class, including grade I, grade II, grade III, grade IV. A higher grade means worse heart function.

Major adverse cardiovascular and cerebral events3 months

In-hospital mortality, atrioventricular block that need permanent pacemaker implantation, sternotomy conversion, iatrogenic ventricular septal perforation, iatrogenic valvular injury, imaging examination-validated cerebral complications.

6-minute walking test3 months

6-minute walking test. A longer distance means better heart function.

Evaluation of the mitral valve7 days and 3 months

Grade of mitral regurgitation and systolic anterior motion as measured by echocardiography.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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Wuhan, Hubei, China

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