aortic valve stenosis in the elderly
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a. Patients that older than 65 years; b. Clear diagnosis of moderate and severe aortic stenosis.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a) Have implanted artificial heart valve, artificial ring, and severe mitral calcification; b) Acute coronary event occurred within 1 month, requiring revascularization but left untreated; c) Hemodynamic instability, requiring cardiotonic drug support or mechanical cardiac assistance; d) With infective endocarditis or other active infection; e) Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, with or without obstruction; f) Echocardiography showed intracardiac thrombus or neoplasm; g) Had any therapeutic or traumatic heart surgery within 30 days; h) Active peptic ulceration or upper gastrointestinal bleeding within 3 months; i) Cerebrovascular events within 6 months; j) With an estimated life span of <12 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maximum pressure difference;Average pressure difference;Maximum velocity value at the stenosis;Aortic valve opening area;The inner diameter of the valve ring;left ventricular ejection fraction;interventricular septal thickness;Left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEF;Left artriumdiameter, LAD;Left ventricular end diastolic diameter, LVEDD;Right artriumdiameter, RAD;Right ventricular end diastolic diameter, RVEDD; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The number of lobes;Classification of calcification degree;Valve thickness;Electrocardiogram data;Serological indicators; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
The West China Hospital of Sichuan University