Breakthrough device aims to prevent deadly complications during heart valve surgery

NCT ID NCT05666713

Summary

This study tested a new medical tool called TELLTALE, designed to make heart valve replacement surgery safer. The device helps doctors safely cut a small flap of tissue inside the heart during the procedure to prevent a rare but deadly blockage of blood flow. Researchers enrolled 90 patients at high risk for this complication to see if the new, purpose-built device worked better and was safer than older, improvised tools.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • California Pacific Med Ctr

    San Francisco, California, 94109, United States

  • Carilion Medical Center

    Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States

  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States

  • Medstar WHC

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

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

  • Rochester Regional Health

    Rochester, New York, 14621, United States

  • St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center

    Roslyn, New York, 11576, United States

  • University of Colorado Health

    Fort Collins, Colorado, 80528, United States

  • University of Washington Heart Institute

    Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

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