Heart valve showdown: which device wins?
NCT ID NCT04443023
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two different artificial heart valves (Sapien and Myval) used in a procedure called TAVI to replace a narrowed aortic valve. Over 1,000 patients were randomly assigned to receive one of the two valves. The goal was to see which valve led to fewer major heart problems, like death, stroke, or valve issues, one year after the procedure.
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Study facts
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- 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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1,031 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient more than 18 years of age. 2. Patient eligible for at least 2 valves being implanted routinely at the participating center, according to a TAVI heart team conference. 3. The center experience for each of the valves considered should be more than 15 cases a year, and at least 15 valves implanted before a valve can be used in the trial. 4. The center volume should be more than 75 cases a year. 5. The patient has given signed informed consent. 6. TAVI performed via the femoral artery. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Not able to give written inform consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, 8200, Denmark
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