New imaging study aims to improve heart pump outcomes
NCT ID NCT05376254
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 200 people with heart failure who are getting a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), a type of heart pump. Researchers will use a special 3D ultrasound during surgery to take detailed pictures of the right side of the heart. The goal is to better understand how the right heart works after the pump is placed, which may help doctors predict and manage complications.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
All patients coming for left ventricular assist device implantation.
- Ages
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16 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 will be eligible to be included in the study if they receive either a left-sided: 1. HeartMate III (Thoratec, Pleasanton, CA) 2. HeartWare HVAD (HeartWare, Oakville CA) 3. Levitronix CentriMag (Levitronix LLC, Waltham, MA) LVAD. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded if:: 1. hemodynamic data needed to calculate PAPi or comprehensive echocardiographic images are missing 2. additional procedures affecting cardiac geometry and/or hemodynamic measurements, such as tricuspid, mitral, and/or aortic valve repair/replacement, were performed at the time of LVAD implantation 3. sternal closure at the end of the procedure is not possible 4. RV mechanical support was introduced concurrently with LVAD implantation 5. inadequate image quality required to obtain a 3D protocol 6. known contraindication to TEE 7. unexpected inability to advance probe into the mid-esophagus
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada
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