New heart monitor could spot hidden danger after valve surgery
NCT ID NCT02153307
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a small implantable heart monitor (Reveal LINQ) can detect serious heart block in people who develop a new electrical problem (left bundle branch block) after having their aortic valve replaced (TAVI). About 80 participants will get the monitor and be followed for up to 2 years. The goal is to see how often dangerous heart block occurs and whether the monitor helps doctors make better treatment decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Reveal LINQ® insertable cardiac monitor (implantable device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that long-term heart monitoring helps catch dangerous heart rhythm problems early in TAVI patients, potentially preventing fainting or sudden cardiac arrest.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study (80 participants) with no control group. The device may detect harmless events that lead to unnecessary worry or procedures. Results may not apply to all TAVI patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Jan 2014
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
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.
- Ages
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18 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 undergoing TAVI with either balloon or self-expandable valves who develop new-onset LBBB persistent at hospital discharge, at least 3 days after the procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Failure to provide informed consent * Baseline pacemaker/defibrillator or pacemaker/defibrillator implanted during the hospitalization period following the TAVI procedure * Pre-existing complete LBBB * Patients with a life-expectancy of less than 2 years
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IUCPQ
RECRUITINGQuébec, Quebec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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