New heart shunt device aims to ease symptoms of heart failure

NCT ID NCT05686317

First seen Mar 23, 2026 · Last updated Apr 29, 2026 · Updated 6 times

Summary

This study tests a device called the Edwards APTURE shunt, which is placed in the heart to help reduce pressure and improve symptoms in people with heart failure. About 100 participants will be randomly assigned to receive the shunt or a sham procedure. The goal is to see if the device safely improves exercise capacity and quality of life.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Abbott Northwestern Hospital

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States

  • Ascension Illinois Heart and Vascular Medical Group

    Elk Grove, Illinois, 60007, United States

  • HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center

    Houston, Texas, 77004, United States

  • Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW - Bad Oeynhausen

    Bad Oeynhausen, 32545, Germany

  • Herzzentrum Dresden GmbH Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin und Kardiologie

    Dresden, 01307, Germany

  • Herzzentrum Universitätsklinikum Köln

    Cologne, 50937, Germany

  • Inselspital Bern

    Bern, Switzerland, 3010, Switzerland

  • Instituto do Coracao da Universidade de Sao Paulo

    São Paulo, 05403-900, Brazil

  • Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

    Mainz, 55131, Germany

  • Kansas University Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

  • Lankenau Medical Center

    Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 19096, United States

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55902, United States

  • Medical University of South Carolina Charleston

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425', United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

  • Oklahoma Heart Institute

    Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74104, United States

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    Oregon City, Oregon, 97239, United States

  • Scripps Health

    La Jolla, California, 92037, United States

  • St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center

    Roslyn, New York, 11576, United States

  • St. Michael's Hospital

    Toronto, Canada, M5B 1WB, Canada

  • The Christ Hospital

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

  • The Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • The Ottawa Hospital

    Ottawa, Canada, Canada

  • University of California Irvine

    Irvine, California, 92868, United States

  • University of California San Diego

    La Jolla, California, 92027, United States

  • University of California San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Medizinische Klinik

    Heidelberg, 69120, Germany

  • Universitätsspital Basel

    Basel, 4031, Switzerland

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