Heart Valve Disease
Conditions
Keywords
thromboembolism, mechanical heart valves, randomized
Brief summary
The study hypothesizes that rate of thromboembolic complications of the On-X prosthesis is reduced as compared to the SJM prosthesis.
Detailed description
The study is a multi-centre, randomized trial that will sequentially enroll up to 500 eligible patients in each group from up to 10 participating study centres internationally to test the hypothesis.
Interventions
On-X Heart valve replacement
SJM Heart valve replacement
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
1. The patient requires an isolated mitral or isolated aortic valve replacement. (Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass and / or concomitant repair of mitral or tricuspid valves are eligible.) 2. The patient is a candidate for receipt of a mechanical heart valve. 3. The patient (or legal guardian) has signed a study-specific informed consent form agreeing to the randomization, data collection and follow-up requirements. 4. The patient can be having a re-operative procedure, so long as the previous prosthetic valve is explanted and the patient does not become a double valve implantation patient.
Exclusion criteria
1. The patient is not a candidate to receive a mechanical heart valve. 2. The patient already has a prosthetic valve other than the valve(s) being replaced at this time. 3. The patient requires a tricuspid valve replacement. 4. The patient is enrolled in another investigative study or trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thromboembolisms | 5 years | Frequency of occurrence for thromboembolic events, either major or reversible, as a function of valve type. |
Countries
Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, United States