New device aims to fix deadly aortic bulges without major open surgery

NCT ID NCT02777593

Summary

This study is testing a specialized stent-graft device designed to treat dangerous conditions in the upper part of the body's main artery, the aorta. The device is placed via a minimally invasive procedure to reinforce or seal off weak spots, bulges, or tears. The goal is to see if this approach is a safe and effective alternative to major open-chest surgery for 250 eligible patients.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Baylor College of Medicine - Houston

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons

    Austin, Texas, 78756, United States

  • Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States

  • Carolinas HealthCare Systems

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States

  • Cedar-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Cooper University Hospital

    Camden, New Jersey, 08103, United States

  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Hartford Hospital

    Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States

  • Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano

    Plano, Texas, 75093, United States

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Houston Methodist Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Keck Medical Center of USC

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • Leland Stanford Junior University

    Stanford, California, 94305-5407, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Mayo Clinic Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • MedStar Health Research Institute

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

  • Memorial Hermann

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

  • Research Foundation SUNY Buffalo

    Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States

  • Sentara Medical Group

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States

  • St. Vincent Medical Group, Inc.

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46290, United States

  • Univeristy of South Florida

    Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States

  • University of Florida - Gainesville

    Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States

  • University of Louisville Jewish Hospital

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

  • University of Washington

    Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

  • University of Wisconsin System

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

  • University or Maryland Baltimore

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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