New study looks at blood clues to slow a common heart valve disease
NCT ID NCT05550896
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how certain blood components and heart imaging patterns might help predict the worsening of aortic stenosis, a common heart valve condition in older adults. Researchers will study 65 people with mild or moderate aortic stenosis and compare them to healthy controls. The goal is to find new targets for medicines that could slow the disease down.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 65 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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
* Age-matched to the Aortic Valve Disease group * Referred for echocardiography for a clinical indication * Absence of valve disease
- Ages
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25 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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 For AS group * Age \>25 years of age * Mild or moderate calcific, non-congenital aortic stenosis by echocardiography within the prior 3 months defined as: * aortic valve area 1.0 cm2 - 1.9 cm2 and either * peak velocity of \>2.5 m/s and \<4.0 m/s with normal or mildly reduced stroke volume index (\>25 ml/m2), or * VTI ratio (LVOT:AoV) of \<0.5 and \>0.25 with abnormal stroke volume (\<35 ml/m2 or \>60 ml/m2). * Age and sex-matched control subjects undergoing echocardiography with no aortic stenosis, and no more than mild severity disease of other valves. Inclusion criteria for Control Group Exclusion Criteria: \-
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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 Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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