New heart device could rival surgery for leaky valve patients
NCT ID NCT04198870
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if a device called MitraClip, which fixes a leaky mitral valve without open-heart surgery, works as well as traditional surgery. About 500 people with severe mitral regurgitation who are at moderate risk for surgery will take part. The goal is to see if the device can prevent death, stroke, or heart-related hospital stays as effectively as surgery.
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Locations
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Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States
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Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York, 12208, United States
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Allegheny General Hospital - ASRI
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
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Arizona Cardiovascular Research Center
Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, Tennessee, 37205, United States
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Ascension St. Vincent
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46240, United States
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Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Research
Austin, Texas, 78705, United States
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Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States
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Baptist Medical Center
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
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Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Cardiology Associates of Mobile, Inc.
Mobile, Alabama, 36608, United States
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Cardiovascular Research Institute of Kansas
Wichita, Kansas, 67226, United States
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Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States
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Center Inselspital Bern
Bern, Canton of Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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Cooper University Hospital
Camden, New Jersey, 08103, United States
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Deutsches Herzzentrum München des Freistaates Bayern
München, 80636, Germany
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center
Houston, Texas, 77004, United States
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Henry Ford Health
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Herz-und Diabetes Zentrum NRW
Bad Oeynhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 32545, Germany
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Houston Methodist
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Institut de Cardiologie de Montreal (Montreal Heart Inst.)
Montreal, Quebec, H1T 1C8, Canada
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Integris Baptist Medical Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112, United States
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Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, Utah, 84157, United States
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Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Neptune City, New Jersey, 07753, United States
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Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60590, Germany
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Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 19096, United States
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Los Robles Regional Medical Center
Thousand Oaks, California, 91360, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, California, 95819, United States
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Mission Health & Hospitals
Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, United States
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Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, New Jersey, 07962, United States
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Mt. Carmel East
Columbus, Ohio, 43213, United States
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NCH Healthcare System
Naples, Florida, 34102, United States
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Piedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
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Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute, Inc.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17105, United States
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Prairie Education & Research Cooperative
Springfield, Illinois, 62701, United States
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Rochester Regional Health
Rochester, New York, 14617, United States
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Saint Joseph Hospital
Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States
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Scripps Health
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
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South Shore University Hospital
Bay Shore, New York, 11706, United States
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St. Francis Hospital
Roslyn, New York, 11576, United States
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St. Josephs Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona, 85013, United States
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St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada
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Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M5N 3M5, Canada
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Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
Sacramento, California, 95816, United States
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Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, 98107, United States
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The Heart Institute at Virginia Mason
Seattle, Washington, 98111, United States
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Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada
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TriStar Centennial Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Tucson Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona, 85712, United States
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UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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UTHealth Memorial Hermann
Houston, Texas, 77008, United States
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University Hospital - Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Birmingham, Alabama, 35249, United States
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of California - Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48104, United States
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University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Rostock (AöR)
Rostock, 18057, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Ulm, Bad-wur, 89081, Germany
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Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Mainz, Rhinela, 55131, Germany
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Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Via Christi Regional Medical Center - St. Francis Campus
Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
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West Virginia University Hospital
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States