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Scottish study uses High-Tech scans to unlock secrets of heart valve disease

NCT ID NCT06047561

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Edinburgh Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This observational study in Scotland aims to understand what causes aortic stenosis to worsen and how the heart responds after valve replacement. About 300 participants with mild to severe aortic stenosis or a replacement valve will undergo regular heart scans and imaging over several years. The goal is to track disease processes like inflammation and scarring, not to test a new treatment.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this study could reveal why aortic stenosis worsens and how to better monitor or predict disease progression after valve replacement.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly test a new therapy, and results may take years to translate into clinical practice.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 300 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2023

Expected to finish

May 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

We will recruit up to 300 patients with aortic valve disease across the spectrum of disease severities from aortic sclerosis through to mild, moderate and severe aortic stenosis as defined by the European Society of Cardiology. We will also include those who have undergone bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement, and age and sex-matched control subjects with normal aortic valves.

Ages

50 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female aged \>50 years * Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures * Patients with bioprosthetic aortic valve replacements, including both surgically and transcatheter implanted valves * Patients with severe aortic stenosis (peak velocity \>4.0 m/s; previously recruited patients) * Patients with moderate aortic stenosis (peak velocity 3.0-4.0 m/s; new prospectively recruited patients) * Patients with mild aortic stenosis (peak velocity 2.5-2.9 m/s; new prospectively recruited patients) * Patients with aortic sclerosis (tri-leaflet thickened aortic valve with no obstruction of ventricular outflow) * Age and sex-matched healthy volunteers Exclusion Criteria: * Inability or unwilling to give informed consent. * Those with an allergy to iodinated contrast * Patients with impaired renal function (eGFR of \<30 mL/min/1.73m2) * Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. * Patients with known Rheumatic Heart Disease * Patients with known Ochronosis * Patients with known Familial Homozygous Hypercholesterolaemia

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

aortic valve stenosis

As listed by the trial registrant

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Aortic stenosis

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Edinburgh

    RECRUITING

    Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, United Kingdom

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