Heart valve study: which blood thinner best protects the brain?
NCT ID NCT00465218
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 70 people who had a tissue heart valve replacement. It compared two common blood-thinning treatments (high-dose aspirin alone vs warfarin plus low-dose aspirin) to see which one better prevented tiny blood clots from traveling to the brain. Researchers used ultrasound to detect these clots and also measured how well the treatments affected platelet function.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Mar 2007
- Finished
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Mar 2011
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with aortic valve stenosis and/or insuficiency undergoing aortic valve replacement with a bioprosthetic valve (tissue valve).
- 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: * Patients undergoing primary aortic valve replacement with bioprosthetic (tissue) valve. Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency surgery or redo operations. * Patients with history of transient ischemic attacks, stroke, or history of carotid stenosis greater than 50% as detected by carotid duplex doppler or angiography. * Patients with COPD who are CO2 retainers. * Patients with LV function less than 50%, or enlarged left ventricle greater than 50 mm as detected by echocardiography or previous history of thromboembolism. * Patients with history of atrial fibrillation or heart rhythm disturbances.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
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