Status:

RECRUITING

AHEAD: European Feasibility Study of the Cardiovalve Transfemoral Mitral Valve System

Lead Sponsor:

Cardiovalve Ltd.

Collaborating Sponsors:

Meditrial Europe Ltd.

Meditrial SrL

Conditions:

Mitral Regurgitation

Mitral Valve Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the safety of the Cardiovalve Transfemoral Mitral Valve System with its associated procedure, and observe the device performance in reducing mitral regurgitation. Data collect...

Detailed Description

The Cardiovalve offers a mitral replacement valve delivered through a transfemoral access and transseptal approach, and is intended to reduce mortality and adverse event rates in selected patients for...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • General Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • NYHA functional II, III or ambulatory IV
  • Severe mitral regurgitation (MR grade 3-4+)
  • Subject is on optimal guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure for at least 30 days or CRT if indicated.
  • Elevated risk for conventional open mitral valve repair or replacement surgery in the consideration of the site Heart Team (including a cardiac surgeon, a cardiologist and imaging specialist as a minimum) based on STS/Euro Score II (per MVARC Part 1), frailty and co-morbidities.
  • Able to undergo Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE).
  • Subject understands the study requirements and the treatment procedures and provides written Informed Consent before any study-specific tests or procedures are performed.
  • The subject commits to return for the scheduled post-operative follow-up visits at the hospital.
  • Anatomical Inclusion Criteria
  • Suitable for femoral access procedure and trans septal catheterization
  • Native mitral valve geometry and size and LV outflow tract characteristics compatible with the Cardiovalve (as assessed by the independent Screening Committee)
  • Cardiovascular Exclusion Criteria
  • Prior stroke or TIA within 3 months or Modified Rankin Scale ≥4 disability
  • Acute myocardial infarction within the previous 30 days
  • Any prior heart valve surgery or transcatheter mitral intervention
  • Any percutaneous cardiovascular intervention, cardiovascular surgery, or carotid surgery within 30 days
  • Rheumatic heart disease or endocarditis within the previous 3 months
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis, or any other structural heart disease causing heart failure other than dilated cardiomyopathy of either ischemic or non-ischemic etiology
  • Existence of inferior vena cava filter or atrial septal device (contraindicating femoral access and transseptal catheterization)
  • Untreated clinically significant coronary artery disease requiring revascularization
  • Tricuspid valve disease requiring surgery or severe tricuspid regurgitation
  • Aortic or pulmonic valve disease requiring surgery
  • CRT/ICD implant within 30 days
  • Anatomical Exclusion Criteria (assessed by pre-procedural imaging)
  • Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) \<30%
  • LV end diastolic diameter \> 70mm
  • Significant abnormalities of the mitral valve and sub-valvular apparatus.
  • Severe mitral annular or leaflets calcification
  • Left atrial or LV thrombus or vegetation
  • Severe right ventricular dysfunction
  • Severe tricuspid or aortic valve disease
  • General Exclusion Criteria
  • Subject who is currently participating in an investigational study, other than this study
  • Hemodynamic instability defined as systolic pressure \< 90mmHg or the need for inotropic support or intra-aortic balloon pump or other hemodynamic support device, or any mechanical heart assistance
  • Subject has contrast agent hypersensitivity that cannot be adequately pre-medicated, has an allergy to Nitinol alloys (nickel and titanium), or has intolerance to antiplatelet, anticoagulant, or thrombolytic medications
  • Bleeding diathesis or hypercoagulable state
  • Active peptic ulcer or active gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Pulmonary artery systolic pressure \>70 mmHg
  • Patients with renal insufficiency (creatinine \> 2.5 mg/dL)
  • Need for emergent or urgent surgery for any reason or any planned cardiac Surgery within the next 12 months
  • Subject with hepatic insufficiency
  • Subject has a co-morbid illness that may result in a life expectancy of less than one year
  • Active infection that requires antibiotic therapy
  • Subject is pregnant, breastfeeding or intend to become pregnant within one year

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 23 2018

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 31 2030

    Estimated Enrollment :

    30 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03339115

    Start Date

    April 23 2018

    End Date

    December 31 2030

    Last Update

    January 5 2026

    Active Locations (11)

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    Universitätsklinikum Bonn

    Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 53127

    2

    Herzzentrum der Uniklinik Köln

    Cologne, Germany

    3

    Studienzentrale der Medizinische Klinik II Universitäres Herzzentrum Lübeck

    Lübeck, Germany

    4

    Universitaet_Mainz

    Mainz, Germany