Artificial intelligence could make heart valve surgery safer and more precise
NCT ID NCT07632794
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether artificial intelligence can help doctors see heart valve structures more clearly during a minimally invasive repair procedure called TEER. Researchers will use data from 1,500 patients who have already had the procedure to train and test the AI. The goal is to automate the recognition of valve parts and clip components, potentially making the procedure faster and more accurate.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Artificial intelligence software
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI tool could help doctors perform mitral valve repairs more accurately and consistently, potentially improving patient outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study using existing data, not a prospective trial. The AI may not perform as well in real-time or in all patients, and it does not directly test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population consists of adult patients with degenerative or functional mitral regurgitation who underwent Transcatheter Mitral Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) with the MitraClip device at multiple participating high-volume structural heart centers. All data are derived from routine clinical care, including intraprocedural transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) imaging and corresponding clinical records. Only patients with appropriate consent for research use of their data, as defined by the policy of each participating center, are included. The cohort reflects real-world TEER practice across diverse imaging environments, operator experience, and patient anatomies, supporting the development and validation of artificial intelligence-based segmentation and measurement tools with improved generalizability.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (≥18 years of age) at the time of the index procedure * Confirmed diagnosis of degenerative or functional mitral regurgitation * Underwent Transcatheter Mitral Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) with the MitraClip device at one of the participating centers * Intraprocedural transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) imaging available, complete, and of sufficient quality to support semantic segmentation and real-time measurement analyses * Appropriate consent for research use of clinical and imaging data, as per the policy of each participating center Exclusion Criteria: * Incomplete or poor-quality intraprocedural TEE imaging unsuitable for accurate segmentation and measurement * Ambiguous or unconfirmed diagnosis of mitral regurgitation * Documented refusal to allow use of clinical or imaging data for research purposes * Missing essential clinical documentation required to confirm eligibility
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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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Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100037, China
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IRCCS Policlinico San Donato
Milan, Italy
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San Raffaele Hospital
Milan, Italy
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