New heart valve study aims to cut complications in aortic stenosis patients
NCT ID NCT04091048
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested an optimized care plan for people with a narrowed aortic heart valve who received a new valve through a catheter (TAVR). Over 1,100 patients were enrolled to see if the improved care pathway could lower risks like death, stroke, and the need for a pacemaker. The goal is to make a common heart procedure safer and more effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Evolut PRO and Evolut PRO+ heart valve devices
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help standardize a safer, more effective care pathway for patients needing aortic valve replacement, reducing complications like stroke and pacemaker need.
- What could go wrong
- This is a post-market study, not a randomized trial, so results may not prove superiority over other approaches. Risks of TAVR include bleeding, stroke, and need for a pacemaker.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,127 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population includes patients with symptomatic native aortic valve stenosis that necessitates valve replacement who meet the criteria for on-label use of the Evolut™ PRO or Evolut™ PRO+ (and FX system for the addendum where applicable) system in accordance with Instructions for Use and local regulations.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Acceptable candidate for treatment with the Evolut™ PRO or Evolut™ PRO+ system (FX system for the addendum where applicable) in accordance with the Instructions for Use and local regulations; * Subject is symptomatic from his/her aortic valve stenosis, as demonstrated by New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class II or greater; * Subject and the treating physician agree that the subject will return for all required post procedure follow-up visits; * Anatomically suitable for transfemoral TAVR with the Medtronic TAVR system; * Subject meets the legal minimum age to provide Informed Consent based on local regulatory requirements. Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindicated for treatment with the Evolut™ PRO or Evolut™ PRO+ or FX system (where applicable) in accordance with the Instructions for Use * Anatomically not suitable for the Evolut™ PRO or Evolut™ PRO+ or FX system (where applicable); * Previous aortic valve replacement * Reduced ventricular function with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<35% as measured by resting echocardiogram; * Frailty assessments identify: * Subject is \<80 years of age and three or more of the following apply; OR subject is \> 80 years of age and two or more of the following apply * Wheelchair bound * Resides in an institutional care facility (e.g. nursing home, skilled care center) * Body Mass Index \<20kg/m2 * Grip strength \<16kg * Katz Index score ≤4 * Albumin \<3.5 g/dL * Bicuspid valve verified; * Aortic root angulation (angle between plane of aortic valve annulus and horizontal plane/vertebrae) \> 70°. * Implanted with pacemaker or ICD; * Prohibitive left ventricular outflow tract calcification; * Estimated life expectancy of less than 12 months due to associated non- cardiac co-morbid conditions; * Other medical, social, or psychological conditions that in the opinion of the Investigator precludes the subject from appropriate consent, adherence to the protocol required follow-up exams; * Currently participating in an investigational drug or another device trial (excluding registries); * Need for emergency surgery for any reason. * Subject is less than legal age of consent, legally incompetent, or otherwise vulnerable\*. * Notes: Vulnerable subjects include individuals whose willingness to volunteer in a clinical investigation could be unduly influenced by the expectation, whether justified or not, of benefits associated with participation or of retaliatory response from senior members of a hierarchy in case of refusal to participate. EXAMPLE Individuals with lack of or loss of autonomy due to immaturity or through mental disability, persons in nursing homes, children, impoverished persons, subjects in emergency situations, ethnic minority groups, homeless persons, nomads, refugees, and those incapable of giving informed consent. Other vulnerable subjects include, for example, members of a group with a hierarchical structure such as university students, subordinate hospital and laboratory personnel, employees of the sponsor, members of the armed forces, and persons kept in detention.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Minneapolis Heart)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States
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Akademiska Sjukhuset
Uppsala, Sweden
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Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
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Ascension St. John Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48236, United States
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Aurora Saint Luke's Medical Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53125, United States
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Austin Hospital
Heidelberg, Australia
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Buffalo General Medical Center
Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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California Pacific Medical Center - Sutter Health
San Francisco, California, 94109, United States
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Charleston Medical Center
Charleston, West Virginia, 25304, United States
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Dixie Regional Medical Center Intermountain
St. George, Utah, 84770, United States
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Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States
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Fiona Stanley Hospital
Murdoch, Australia
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Fondazione Poliambulanza
Brescia, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli
Roma, Italy
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Galway University Hospitals - University Hospital Galway (UHG)
Galway, Ireland
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Hartford Hospital
Hartford, Connecticut, 06102, United States
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Hospital Universitario Central de Asturas
Oviedo, Spain
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Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Hôpital Haut-Lévêque - CHU de Bordeaux
Pessac, France
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Hôpitaux Universitaires - Hôpital Henri Mondor
Créteil, France
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Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Neptune City, New Jersey, 07753, United States
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John Hunter Hospital
Newcastle, Australia
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Kettering Medical Center
Kettering, Ohio, 45429, United States
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Laval University Institute of Cardiology and Respirology of Quebec
Québec, Quebec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103, United States
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Manchester Royal Infirmary
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Mater Private Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
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Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, United States
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Monash Hospital
Clayton, Australia
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Morton Plant Hospital
Clearwater, Florida, 33756, United States
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New York Presbyterian - Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Ohio Health Research Institute
Columbus, Ohio, 43214, United States
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Providence St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula, Montana, 59802, United States
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Royal Victoria Hospital - Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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Saint Vincents Hospital Sydney
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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Saint Vincents Hospital Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
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Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Jerusalem, Israel
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Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
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St Jan Hospital
Bruges, Belgium
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St. Francis Hospital
Roslyn, New York, 11576, United States
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St. John's Hospital/Prarie Education and Research Cooperative
Springfield, Illinois, 62769, United States
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St. Vincent's Hospital / Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County, P.C.
Norwalk, Connecticut, 06851, United States
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Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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The Heart Hospital - Baylor Plano
Plano, Texas, 75093, United States
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The Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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The Prince Charles Hospital
Chermside West, Australia
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The Valley Hospital
Ridgewood, New Jersey, 07450, United States
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UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17101, United States
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UPMC Presbyterian
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68105, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Ulm, Germany
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Vassar Brother's Medical Center
Poughkeepsie, New York, 12601, United States
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Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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York Hospital
York, Pennsylvania, 17403, United States
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ZNA Middelheim
Antwerp, Belgium
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