New pacemaker strategy could cut heart failure deaths after valve surgery
NCT ID NCT07434193
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a special type of pacemaker, called cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), can help people with heart failure who develop a heart block after having their aortic valve replaced. The trial will include 360 adults who have a new, persistent heart block and moderately reduced heart function after a successful valve procedure. The goal is to see if early use of this pacemaker reduces the chance of being hospitalized for heart failure or dying within a year.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 360 people
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- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2033
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age over 18 years * Successful and complication-free TAVI implantation for significant aortic stenosis * Signed informed consent after detailed patient information * New-onset LBBB wider than 130 ms after TAVI, persisting at the time of planned discharge (assessed postoperatively on or after day 5)(21) * Mildly reduced left ventricular systolic function on echocardiography at the planned time of discharge (at the earliest on postoperative day 5), with EF between 35% and 55% Exclusion Criteria: * Pre-existing right bundle branch block, or prior pacemaker/ICD implantation associated with significant (\>20%) ventricular pacing * Progression of LBBB during hospitalization to a degree indicating pacemaker implantation (e.g., Mobitz II or third-degree AV block, alternating bundle branch block) before the planned discharge date * Concomitant severe valvular disease of other valves (mitral, pulmonary, or tricuspid) * Severe infection and/or septic state * TAVI-associated stroke * More than moderate paravalvular leak of the TAVI valve on postoperative echocardiography * EF \< 35% or \> 55% on echocardiography performed at the planned time of discharge * GOLD stage IV COPD * Chronic renal failure requiring regular dialysis * Concurrent participation in another clinical trial
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Locations
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Semmelweis University, Heart and Vascular Center
RECRUITINGBudapest, 1122, Hungary
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