Heart valve replacement safe in patients with enlarged aorta?
NCT ID NCT07148973
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at 101 patients with severe aortic stenosis who had a minimally invasive heart valve replacement (TAVR). Researchers wanted to see if the procedure was safe for patients who also had an enlarged ascending aorta (≥40 mm). They compared outcomes like death rates between those with and without an enlarged aorta. The goal was to gather information to help guide future treatment decisions for this specific group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better understand whether TAVR is safe for patients with an enlarged aorta, potentially expanding treatment options for this group.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only 101 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It is observational, so it cannot prove cause and effect.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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the Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University
Dalian, Liaoning, 116001, China
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