Clinical Research Directory

STAR Trial (Siegel Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Symptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis)

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Siegel™ TAVR System in the treatment of subjects with symptomatic severe native aortic stenosis.

Use of DurAVR™ THV System in Subjects With Severe Aortic Stenosis: Early Feasibility Study

To evaluate the safety and feasibility of DurAVR™ THV System in the treatment of subjects with symptomatic severe native aortic stenosis.

TAVI Without On-Site Cardiac Surgery in Poland: A Randomized Multicenter Trial Protocol

Aortic stenosis (AS) represents the most prevalent acquired valvular heart disease in European populations, and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become the dominant treatment modality for patients with symptomatic severe AS. The latest 2025 ESC guidelines have broadened age-related eligibility, while the procedure still continues to be limited to centres with cardiac surgery on-site (CSOS). This limitation is in place, despite the very low rate of complications requiring emergent surgical conversion. This subsequently, may constrain procedural capacity and contribute to prolonged waiting times, which in turn are associated with increased pre-procedural mortality and heart failure-related hospitalizations. This prospective randomized open-label clinical trial aims to evaluate the safety and feasibility of performing TAVI in selected pilot centers operating without on-site cardiac surgery department (no-CSOS). Selected patients with severe native AS deemed suitable for transfemoral TAVI by a Heart Team will be enrolled. No-CSOS centers must meet predefined criteria, including operators experience, hybrid operating room availability, on-site vascular surgery availability, and established rapid transfer pathways to CSOS centers. The primary endpoint of the study is early 30-day safety based on VARC-3 criteria; secondary endpoints include additional composite outcomes. Patients will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio using a central Web-based system to undergo TAVI either at a CSOS or non-CSOS site. A total of 404 patients (202 per group) is required. The study will inform national strategies and contribute to defining contemporary safety standards for TAVI delivery in no-CSOS centres.

PRessure-based Evaluation of Disease Improvement in the Course of TAVI

The goal of this prospective observational study is to learn if advanced heart pressure wave analysis (using methods called WIA and REPA) can help predict the success of the procedure and long-term recovery in adults (aged 60-90) with severe Aortic Stenosis who are undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR/TAVI). The main questions it aims to answer are: Do changes in heart pressure wave patterns immediately after the new valve is implanted relate to improvements in a patient's quality of life and heart health over the following year? Can these advanced wave measurements better predict major heart complications (MACE) at 30 days, 180 days and 1 year compared to standard clinical tests? Participants will: Undergo a standard TAVR (TAVI) procedure as part of their regular medical care to replace a narrowed heart valve. Have their aortic pressure waves recorded through a catheter during the routine procedure (this happens during the surgery and does not require any additional incisions or invasive steps). Complete quality-of-life surveys (EQ-5D-5L) and clinical assessments before the procedure. Be followed up via telephone calls or electronic health records at 30 days, 180 days and 12 months after the procedure to check on their recovery and overall health status.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Versu Surgical Aortix Valve Replacement for Treating Elderly Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis and Small Aortic Annuli: A Prospective Randomized Study The VIVA Trial

To date, no formal, randomized, prospective, head-to-head comparisons of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) versus transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have been undertaken in the severe aortic stenosis (AS) population with small aortic annuli. Objectives of the present study are to compare the hemodynamic performance (incidence of severe PPM and ≥ moderate AR) and clinical outcomes (death, stroke, major or life threatening bleeding) between TAVR and SAVR in patients with severe AS and small aortic annuli.

A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study Evaluating Safety and Effectiveness of SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Type-0 Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis Patients in China

In China, bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) represents a significantly high proportion of the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) population. The application of TAVR in patients with BAV is challenging due to complex anatomy. To date, no prospective study has evaluated the Sapien 3 TAVR in patients with Type-0 BAV.

Multicenter Study for the Validation of Willem AI: Aortic StenoSis Early Diagnosis With AI-electrocardiogram Study

AoS-SEDAI study is an observational, multicenter, retrospective and prospective clinical study. This study aims to assess Willem Artificial Intelligence (AI) ability to distinguish between aortic stenosis (AS) and non-AS patients from 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) data.

Echo-Guided vs Fluoroscopy-Guided Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Aortic Stenosis（ECHO-TAVR）

Aortic stenosis (AS) is a common valvular heart disease whose prevalence increases markedly with age-approximately 2-4% in individuals aged 65 years and older, and up to 3.4% for severe AS in those over 75. Degenerative calcific AS predominates in high-income countries, whereas rheumatic disease remains a major cause in low-income regions. With global population aging, the disease burden of AS continues to rise. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR/TAVI), owing to its minimally invasive nature, has become an important treatment option for severe AS and selected aortic regurgitation patients, expanding from high-surgical-risk populations to those at intermediate and low risk. In recent years, the number of TAVR procedures in many regions has surpassed or approached that of surgical aortic valve replacement, and major clinical guidelines have elevated TAVR to a recommended standard therapy. Conventional TAVR relies on combined fluoroscopic and echocardiographic guidance. However, perioperative complications remain frequent in elderly and high-risk patients, particularly acute kidney injury (AKI), which significantly increases short- and long-term mortality. Contrast exposure during the procedure is a major contributor to AKI; thus, clinical practice increasingly favors strategies that minimize contrast use, such as low-dose and low-kV imaging. Elevated contrast concentration in the renal tubules increases viscosity, prolongs renal exposure, and can lead to tubular injury and renal dysfunction. Continuous radiation exposure during vascular access, device positioning, valve deployment, and post-release assessment also poses safety concerns for both patients and medical staff. Echocardiography-only guidance for TAVR has therefore emerged as an attractive alternative, with the potential to replace fluoroscopy and contrast for anatomical visualization and device positioning, thereby reducing radiation exposure and contrast-related kidney injury. However, no prospective randomized study has directly compared echocardiography-only guidance with conventional fluoroscopy-plus-echocardiography guidance, and current evidence remains preliminary. To address this gap, a randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate whether echocardiography-only guidance is non-inferior to combined fluoroscopic and echocardiographic guidance in terms of device success, while also assessing the safety, efficacy, and clinical feasibility of both approaches.

AI in Outpatient Practice for Diagnosing Aortic Stenosis and Diastolic Dysfunction

Two recently developed artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiogram (AI-ECG) models have been developed to detect aortic stenosis (AS) and diastolic dysfunction (DD). AI-ECG for AS has a sensitivity of 78% and specificity of 74%, and AI-ECG for DD has a sensitivity of 83% and specificity of 80%. However, these models have never been prospectively applied to diagnose AS or DD, which may be useful for patients and providers from a diagnostic and prognostic perspective and especially in settings where access to higher- level medical care is limited. In this study, we aim to determine the clinical utility of these AI-ECG models by prospectively applying them to an outpatient cohort and then completing a focused point-of-care ultrasound to evaluate those who are AI-ECG positive for AS and DD.

Transaxillary TAVR With Solely Echocardiography Guidance

This study aims to evaluate the safety and feasibility of performing transaxillary transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TA TAVR) guided solely by echocardiography in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS).

Dilation Optimisation for Uniform Bioprosthetic Leaflet Expansion

The goal of this clinical trial is to discover if routine 'double tap' balloon post-dilation improves valve expansion and clinical outcomes in adults undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) with the SAPIEN balloon-expandable TAVI prosthesis. The primary hypothesis is that routine 'double tap' balloon post-dilation improves TAVI valve expansion. The secondary hypothesis is that routine 'double tap' balloon post-dilation improves TAVI valve haemodynamic performance. Participants will be randomised to balloon-expandable TAVI either with or without routine 'double tap' balloon post-dilation.

Study of the Progression of Chronic Cardiovascular Conditions

This study will collect physiologic data in patients with cardiovascular conditions and observe the natural history of those conditions for research purposes.

REdo tranScatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Transcatheter aOrtic Valve failuRE

The purpose of this study is to generate clinical evidence on valve safety and performance in subjects treated by redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

A Multicenter Trial Assessing the Impact of Lipoprotein(a) Lowering With Pelacarsen (TQJ230) on the Progression of Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of pelacarsen (TQJ230) administered subcutaneously once monthly compared to placebo in slowing the progression of calcific aortic valve stenosis.

Deep Learning-enhanced Personalized Monitoring of Aortic Stenosis - The DETECT-AS Prognostic Study

This study will evaluate the validity of a digital biomarker score for precision risk stratification among older adults with aortic sclerosis or mild aortic stenosis (AS) at three US health systems.

CAPTURE-2: Controlled Arterial Protection to Ultimately Remove Embolic Material

The objective of this study is to demonstrate safety and efficacy of the EmStop Embolic Protection System when used as indicated to capture and remove thrombus/debris during self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures.

Cardiac Amyloidosis in Patients With Aortic Stenosis

This study intends to conduct a prospective observation to investigate the prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis (CA) in patients with aortic stenosis (AS), compare the clinical characteristics between patients with isolated AS and those with AS complicated by CA (CA-AS), and simultaneously explore the impact of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) on serum transthyretin (TTR) levels in patients with AS complicated by transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR-AS), as well as its influence on the treatment outcomes of patients with isolated AS and ATTR-AS.

PARTNER 3 Trial: Safety and Effectiveness of the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve in Low Risk Patients With Aortic Stenosis

To establish the safety and effectiveness of the Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) in patients with severe, calcific aortic stenosis who are at low operative risk for standard aortic valve replacement.

Comparative Imaging Assessment of Valvular Heart Disease

The purpose of the study is to compare the various 2D and 3D methods of valvular heart disease quantification (Doppler, PISA, VCA, volumetric method) and strain with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) measurements of left and right ventricular systolic function strain and myocardial fibrosis assessment.

Fibrosis in Chronic and Delayed Myocardial Infarction

In this study the investigators aim to examine the role that fibrosis plays in heart conditions such as aortic stenosis , chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and carcinoid syndrome . Fibrosis is a common final result following any injury to the heart muscle and the investigators aim to identify this process early and in its active state. This will be examined by using a radiotracer 68Ga-FAPI or 18F-AlF-FAPI and PET-MRI or PET-CT.

Application of TAVI at Experienced Interventional Cardiac Centers Without On-site Cardiac Surgery (ATLAS Study)

The purpose of this study is to see if having the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure done in a hospital with onsite cardiac surgery available or not, makes a difference on participant outcomes. Current standard of care is to have this procedure done in a hospital with onsite cardiac surgery available. Hypothesis The investigators hypothesize that the TAVR in experienced interventional cardiac centers without on-site cardiac surgery will be safe and effective. Although this is happening clinically in select regions internationally, this change in the clinical application of TAVI requires a rigorous assessment of safety with a robust randomized trial and multicenter international collaboration.

DELINEATE-Prospective

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and echocardiography (or "echo") is the most common way doctors look at the heart. Echo is safe, painless, and can detect major heart problems, including weak heart pumping and valve disease. Valve disease, especially aortic stenosis (narrowing) and mitral regurgitation (leakage), is common in older adults but often goes undiagnosed. While echo is the main tool for finding valve problems, it takes time, requires expert training, and results can vary between readers. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), especially deep learning (DL), have shown promise in automatically analyzing heart images. However, past research hasn't fully tackled key echo techniques-like color Doppler and spectral Doppler-that are crucial for measuring how blood moves through heart valves. AI tools also face challenges in being used in everyday medical practice because of workflow issues, lack of real-world testing, and concerns about how the algorithms make decisions. At Columbia University Irving Medical Center, researchers have built a large database of heart tests over the last six years and developed AI programs to analyze echocardiograms. The current study will test whether providing AI analysis to cardiologists in real time during echo reading can make the process faster and more consistent.

Novel Characterization of Sex Specific Biologic Signatures in Valvular Heart Disease

This project aims to validate sex-specific biologic signatures associated with aortic valve disease developed in a large multicenter CMR registry, using unsupervised phenomapping. The aim to use standard and advanced CMR techniques (MRF, DTI, chemical exchange transfer, and radiomics analysis) is to determine advanced CMR predictors of reverse remodeling following aortic valve surgery and develop sex-specific thresholds for risk. Infrastructure developed by this study will enable development of an innovative, scalable, sex-specific precision medicine cardiovascular imaging pipeline to determine overall risk and treatment response.

ACURATE IDE: Safety and Effectiveness Study of ACURATE Valve for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

To evaluate safety and effectiveness of the ACURATE Transfemoral Aortic Valve System for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in subjects with severe native aortic stenosis who are indicated for TAVR. As of 28-May-2025, Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC) announced the voluntary global discontinuation of the ACURATE product platform, including both the ACURATE neo2 and ACURATE Prime Aortic Valve Systems. BSC will no longer pursue regulatory approval for the device in the U.S. or other unapproved geographies.