Heart valve time bomb: should we operate before symptoms strike?

NCT ID NCT04204915

Summary

This large international trial aims to settle a major heart care question: is it better to replace a severely narrowed heart valve early, even when a patient feels fine, or to wait and watch? It will enroll over 2,800 adults with severe but symptomless aortic stenosis and randomly assign them to either early valve replacement surgery or careful monitoring. The goal is to see if early surgery leads to longer life, fewer hospitalizations for heart failure, and better overall health.

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  • Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

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    Aberdeen, AB25 2ZN, United Kingdom

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    Aintree, L9 7AL, United Kingdom

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  • Airedale General Hospital

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    Keighley, BD20 6TD, United Kingdom

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  • Auckland City Hospital

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    Auckland, 1023, New Zealand

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    Barnsley, United Kingdom

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    Basildon, SS16 5NL, United Kingdom

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    Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 9NA, United Kingdom

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    Blackpool, FY3 8NR, United Kingdom

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    Garran, Australian Capital Territory, 2605, Australia

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    London, SW10 9NH, United Kingdom

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    Chesterfield, S44 5BL, United Kingdom

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    Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand

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    London, SW1X 7HY, United Kingdom

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    Darlington, DL3 6HX, United Kingdom

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    Plymouth, PL6 8DH, United Kingdom

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    Doncaster, DN2 5LT, United Kingdom

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    Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2JY, United Kingdom

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    Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand

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    Perth, Western Australia, 6150, Australia

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    Adelaide, South Australia, SA 5042, Australia

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    Stirling, FK9 4SW, United Kingdom

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    Nuneaton, West Midlands, CV10 7DJ, United Kingdom

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    Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, LL18 5UJ, United Kingdom

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    Glasgow, G81 4DY, United Kingdom

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    Barcelona, Spain

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    Huddersfield, HD3 3EA, United Kingdom

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    London, United Kingdom

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    Kamenitz, 21204, Serbia

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    New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia

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    Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8UZ, United Kingdom

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    Nottingham, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom

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    Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

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    Liverpool, New South Wales, 2170, Australia

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    Elizabeth Vale, SA 5112, Australia

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    Maidstone, ME16 9QQ, United Kingdom

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    Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia

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    Swansea, Wales, SA6 6NL, United Kingdom

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    Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5DA, United Kingdom

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    Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia

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    Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

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    Dundee, United Kingdom

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    Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UY, United Kingdom

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    Carlisle, CA2 7AF, United Kingdom

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    Manchester, M8 5RB, United Kingdom

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    Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8PE, United Kingdom

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    Sheffield, S5 7AU, United Kingdom

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    Epping, VIC 3076, Australia

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    Wakefield, WF1 4DG, United Kingdom

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    Poole, BH15 2JB, United Kingdom

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    Chermside, Queensland, 4032, Australia

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    Birmingham, B15 2GW, United Kingdom

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    Nottingham, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom

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    Nijmegen, Netherlands

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    Inverness, Scotland, IV2 3UJ, United Kingdom

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    Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia

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    Exeter, EX2 5DW, United Kingdom

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    Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia

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    Liverpool, Merseyside, L7 8YE, United Kingdom

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    Liverpool, L7 8XP, United Kingdom

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    St Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia

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    Brighton, BN2 5BE, United Kingdom

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    Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 2HQ, United Kingdom

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    West Bromwich, West Midlands, B71 4HJ, United Kingdom

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    Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 7BH, United Kingdom

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    Bruges, 8000, Belgium

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    Sunderland, United Kingdom

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    Warwick, United Kingdom

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    Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom

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    London, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom

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    London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom

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    London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom

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    Stockport, SK2 7JE, United Kingdom

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    Southport, Queensland, 4215, Australia

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    Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, United Kingdom

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    Edinburgh, EH16 4SA, United Kingdom

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    Torquay, TQ2 7AA, United Kingdom

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    Douglas, Queensland, 4814, Australia

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    Ayr, KA6 6DX, United Kingdom

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    Coventry, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom

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  • University Hospital Crosshouse

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    Kilmarnock, KA2 0BE, United Kingdom

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  • University Hospital Geelong

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    Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia

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    London, SE13 6LH, United Kingdom

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  • University Hospital of Brussels

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    Jette, 1090, Belgium

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    Pamplona, Spain

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  • University Hospital of North Durham

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    Durham, County Durham, DH1 5TW, United Kingdom

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  • University Hospitals Leicester, Glenfield

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    Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QP, United Kingdom

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  • Walsall Manor Hospital

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    Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 9PS, United Kingdom

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    Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9JJ, United Kingdom

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    Watford, WD18 0HB, United Kingdom

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    Isleworth, TW7 6AF, United Kingdom

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    Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia

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    Wollongong, New South Wales, 2500, Australia

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    Worcester, United Kingdom

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    High Wycombe, Wycombe, HP11 2TT, United Kingdom

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    Manchester, M23 9LT, United Kingdom

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  • Yeovil District Hospital

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    Yeovil, BA21 4AT, United Kingdom

  • Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

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    Genk, 3600, Belgium

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