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Ventricular Sling for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Not Applicable
Withdrawn
Conditions
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
Heart Failure
Interventions
Procedure: CABG surgery
Device: Papillary Muscle Sling
Registration Number
NCT04475315
Lead Sponsor
University of Miami
Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of using this surgical technique in conjunction with bypass surgery to improve heart function and size, as well as decrease the possibility of future mitral valve surgery.

Detailed Description

The Sling is used to draw together the ventricular walls at the base of the papillary muscles. This technique has previously been used in conjunction with mitral valve surgery, and has shown significant benefits for the patients.

The reduction in the lateral inter-papillary muscle separation and in the left ventricular volume provided by this technique is expected to improve ventricular function, limit progression of ventricular dilation, and avoid progression of MR when performed without mitral valve surgery in patients with symptomatic ventricular dilation.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with symptomatic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and either ischemic or non-ischemic cardiomyopathies, referred for CABG surgery. Suitability for the ventricular sling procedure is determined by the surgeon and or cardiologist, using some or all the criteria described below:

  • Left ventricular end diastolic diameter is greater than or equal to 55mm.
  • Ejection fraction ≥20% and ≤40%
  • FMR grade ≤ 2+ (≤ mild FMR) as defined by the guidelines of the American society of echocardiography at the time of the study approval (via a transthoracic or transesophageal echo).
  • End-systolic Interpapillary muscle distance ≥ 20mm
  • Cardiomyopathy of ischemic or non-ischemic origins.
  • Able to sign informed consent and release of medical information forms, or able to assign a legal representative who can sign on the patient's behalf.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any evidence of structural (chordal or leaflet) mitral lesions.
  • Planned concomitant intra-operative procedures (except for closure of patent foramen ovale or atrial septal defect or coronary revascularization)
  • Planned concomitant intra-operative Maze procedure for symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
  • Persistent atrial fibrillation
  • Prior mitral valve repair
  • Contraindication for cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Clinical signs of cardiogenic shock
  • ST segment elevation myocardial infarction within 14 days prior to inclusion in this study.
  • Congenital heart disease (except PFO or ASD)
  • Chronic renal insufficiency defined by Creatinine ≥ 3.0 or chronic renal replacement therapy, who are contraindicated for cardiac surgery
  • Recent history of psychiatric disease that is likely to impair compliance with the study protocol, in the judgement of the investigator
  • Pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Controls GroupCABG surgeryParticipants in the control group will receive their SOC CABG surgery only, without any additional intervention.
Papillary Muscle Sling GroupPapillary Muscle SlingParticipants in the papillary muscle sling group will receive the sling technique performed in conjunction with their standard of care (SOC) Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) surgery.
Papillary Muscle Sling GroupCABG surgeryParticipants in the papillary muscle sling group will receive the sling technique performed in conjunction with their standard of care (SOC) Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) surgery.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in left ventricular function as assessed by LVEFBaseline, up to 5 years

Change in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) will be reported as a change in percent ejection fraction assessed via echocardiogram

Change in left ventricular volumeBaseline, up to 5 years

End systolic and end diastolic left ventricular volumes will both be evaluated in mL using echocardiogram.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mortality Rate5 years

Rate of reported mortality rate will be evaluated.

Number of Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE)5 years

MACE is defined as a composite of clinical events comprised of death, stroke, worsening heart failure defined as +1 New York Heart Association (NYHA) class, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) hospitalization and mitral valve intervention as evaluated by treating physician

Percentage of participants at each FMR severity gradeBaseline, up to 5 years

Functional Mitral Regurgitation (FMR) severity is graded on a scale of 1 to 4 with 1 = none, 2 =mild, 3 = moderate and 4 =severe. This outcome will report the percentage of participants with reported none, mild, moderate or severe mitral regurgitation as assessed via echocardiogram by treating physician.

Incidence of Mitral Leaflet Tenting5 years

Mitral Leaflet tenting will be evaluated using echocardiographic imaging.

All Cause Readmission Rate5 years

All cause readmission rate will be calculated for any case throughout the duration of study participation.

Change in MLHF Questionnaire ScoreBaseline, up to 5 years

Minnesota Living with Heart Failure (MLHF) is a 21-item questionnaire with a total score ranging from 0 (indicating heart failure has no affect to life) to 105 (indicating the greatest affect to life).

Change in Functional Status as assessed by 6MWTBaseline, up to 5 years

Functional status will be assessed as the distance reached in meters via the 6-minute Walk Test (6MWT).

Heart Failure Readmission Rate5 years

Heart failure readmission rate will be calculated for heart failure throughout the duration of study participation.

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