Coronary artery disease & aortic stenosis Circulatory System Aortic (valve) stenosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients =18 years of age 2. Severe aortic stenosis, as defined by: 2.1. Peak transvalvular gradient of =40mmHg on transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) 2.2. Transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) 2.3. Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) 3. Aortic valve area of <1.0cm2 4. Symptoms suggestive of aortic stenosis (dyspnoea, syncope etc) 5. Deemed prohibitive risk for open aortic valve replacement (AVR) by a multi-disciplinary TAVI multidisciplinary team (MDT), as previously defined, and accepted for TAVI by said TAVI MDT 6. =1 proximal stenosis of =70% in a major epicardial artery deemed suitable for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) TAVI via any accepted approach (transfemoral, transapical, subclavian or transaortic) using any CE marked device 7. Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. An obvious acute coronary syndrome within 30 days of randomisation 2. Left main stem disease 3. Pregnancy 4. Active internal bleeding (except menstruation) 5. Allergy to heparin or glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitors 6. Thrombocytopoenia (platelet count < 100,000 cells/mm3) 7. Patients who have previously been enrolled in this study 8. Patients who are currently enrolled in any other study where involvement in ACTIVATION would involve deviation from either protocol
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A comparison of mortality and re-hospitalisation at 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Mortality at 12 months 2. Major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) at 30 days and 12 months 3. Hospitalisation for heart failure at 30 days and 12 months 4. Procedural complications 5. Procedural success 6. Bleeding Complications 7. Access site complications 8. Transient ischaemic attacks 9. Duration of hospital stay 10. Anginal burden | — |
Countries
England, France, Germany, United Kingdom