Heart valve trial asks: do we really need that extra artery test?
NCT ID NCT06898086
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at people with severe aortic stenosis who need a new heart valve (TAVI). Normally, doctors do a coronary angiogram first to check for blocked arteries. But this test can cause kidney damage or bleeding, especially in older patients. The trial will compare the usual approach to a simpler one without the angiogram, to see if it is just as safe and effective. About 620 participants across Europe will be followed for two years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) using the Myval™ heart valve
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could simplify the TAVI procedure for many patients, reducing risks like kidney injury and bleeding from unnecessary angiography.
- What could go wrong
- This is a non-inferiority trial, so it may only show that skipping angiography is not worse than the standard approach. The results may not apply to patients with chest pain or those who had prior coronary procedures.
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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 620 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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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: * Patient is older than 18 years with severe AS considered for TAVI by a multidisciplinary heart team. * Patient is candidate for transfemoral TAVI as per local standards and current guidelines. * Patient is willing and capable to give written consent to participate to the trial and confirmed to be able to attend the expected follow up visits. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient had a coronary angiogram with or without PCI and/or coronary CT and/or CABG within last 5 years. * Left main PCI in the medical history * Patient has CCS of 3 or more. * Patient has left ventricular ejection fraction \<30%. * Patients in whom TAVI through femoral access is ad priori not possible based on clinical assessment or medical history * Patient has been treated for acute myocardial infarction within 30 days before randomization. * Patient has a planned open-heart surgery. * Patient has a life expectancy less than 1 year due to other severe non-cardiac disease. * Patient is participating in another clinical study with an investigational product that has not yet completed the follow up period. * Patient has received previous treatment for aortic valve implantation or replacement. * Female patient who is pregnant at the time of inclusion and female patient of childbearing potential
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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.
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
23 sites in 7 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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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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AOUP- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana
Pisa, Basel-Stadt, 56126, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese
Siena, 53100, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Policlinico Universitaria G. Rodolico- San Marco Catania
Catania, 95123, Italy
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Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste
Trieste, 34128, Italy
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Clinical Trial Center Maastricht B.V
Maastricht, 6229, Netherlands
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Clinique Pasteur
Toulouse, 31076, France
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Elisabeth Krankenhaus Essen
Essen, 45138, Germany
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Biomedico
Roma, 00128, Italy
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IRCCS ISMETT Palermo
Palermo, Basel-Stadt, 90127, Italy
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Institut Arnault Tzanck
Nice, 06700, France
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Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Klagenfurt, 9020, Austria
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Královské Vinohrady University Hospital
Prague, 10034, Czechia
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Medical University Graz
Graz, 8036, Austria
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Nemocnice Na Homolce
Prague, 15030, Czechia
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OLVG Hospital Amsterdam
Amsterdam, 1091, Netherlands
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Ospedale dell'Angelo - ULSS 3 Serenissima
Mestre, 30174, Italy
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Stichting Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam, 1081, Netherlands
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University Hospital Basel
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4031, Switzerland
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University Hospital Zurich
Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
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Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40221, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Freiburg- Universitäts-Herzzentrum Campus Bad Krozingen
Freiburg im Breisgau, 79189, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Lübeck
Lübeck, 23562, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Ulm, 89081, Germany
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