New clip device offers hope for leaky heart valve patients

NCT ID NCT03170349

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 24, 2026 · Updated 34 times

Summary

This study tested a new device called the Edwards PASCAL system to repair leaky mitral valves in the heart without open surgery. It involved 124 people with moderate-to-severe mitral regurgitation who were not good candidates for surgery. The device was placed using a thin tube through a blood vessel, and the study checked if it safely reduced the leak and improved symptoms. Results showed the device successfully reduced valve leakage in most patients, with few serious complications.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Carolinas Medical Center

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

  • Hygeia Hospital

    Athens, 15123, Greece

  • Inselspital, University Hospital Bern

    Bern, 3010, Switzerland

  • Metro North Hospital & Health Service, The Prince Charles Hospital

    Brisbane, Chermside, QLD 4032, Australia

  • Morristown Medical Center

    Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States

  • NorthShore University HealthSystem

    Evanston, Illinois, 60201, United States

  • San Rafaelle Hospital

    Milan, 20132, Italy

  • St Michael Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5B-1W8, Canada

  • St. Paul's Hospital, Providence Health Care Research Institute

    Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 1M7, Canada

  • Sunnybrook Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

  • Sydney Local Health District, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

    Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia

  • The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano

    Plano, Texas, 75093, United States

  • Universitaetsklinikum Bonn, Medizinische Klinik II, Kardiologie

    Bonn, 53127, Germany

  • University of Colorado Denver

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • University of Virginia Health System

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States

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