Heart hole device shows promise for lung pressure relief
NCT ID NCT03022851
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a device called the Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR) in 32 people with severe pulmonary hypertension, a condition of high blood pressure in the lungs. The device creates a small, controlled hole in the heart to relieve pressure. The main goal was to check safety and see if the device works to control the disease.
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Locations
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Ankara Etlik Şehir Hastanesi
Ankara, Yenimahalle, 06170, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi
Izmir, Bornova, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny
Gdansk, 80-952, Poland
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Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
Ankara, Altındağ, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Justus-Liebig Universität
Giesen, 35385, Germany
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Klinikum der Universität München
Munich, Bavaria, 81377, Germany
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Kocaeli Üniversitesi Araştırma ve Uygulama Hastanesi
Kocaeli, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Tepecik Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
Izmir, Konak, 35020, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Szpital Kliniczny Przemienienia Pańskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego
Poznan, 61-848, Poland
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Szpital im. Fryderyka Chopina
Otwock, 05-400, Poland
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Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
Würzburg, 97080, Germany
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Uniwersytet Jagielloński Collegium Medicum
Krakow, 31-202, Poland