Heart valve puzzle: 1,000-Patient study aims to fill knowledge gap
NCT ID NCT07176507
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is observing 1,000 adults with multiple or mixed heart valve disease to learn more about how the condition progresses and how it is best managed. Researchers will use heart imaging and blood tests to find markers that predict outcomes. The goal is to create better guidelines for doctors, since current recommendations focus on single valve problems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could lead to better guidelines and imaging methods for managing multiple or mixed valve heart disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly improve patient outcomes, and results may take years to influence practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2032
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
Patients with a diagnosis of MMVD based on cardiovascular imaging and defined as follows: At least two cases of moderate to severe valvular heart disease, as assessed by a cardiologist and defined by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) on one or more valves. This is in line with the recommendations of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and expert opinion.
- 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: * Age ≥18 years * The patient has been informed of the study and has not refused to participate. * An echocardiographic diagnosis of MMVD is defined as having at least two moderate to severe valvulopathies, as assessed by a cardiologist using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), on one or more valves. This is in line with the recommendations of the ESC, the ASE, and expert opinion. Exclusion Criteria: * History of valve surgery or percutaneous valve intervention involving the valve in question. * A history of infective endocarditis, whether treated surgically or not, confirmed according to the modified Duke criteria. * Acute infective endocarditis at the time of evaluation for inclusion, confirmed according to the modified Duke criteria. * Complex congenital heart disease. * Patients who are already included in the European EACVI-MMVD study. * Pregnant women * Patients not affiliated to social security * Patients who are minors * Patients under guardianship, curatorship or judicial supervision * Patients who refuse to participate in this register.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Lariboisiere (Aphp)
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Chu Lille- Hopital Cardiologique
RECRUITINGLille, France
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