Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacemen
Conditions
Keywords
Cardiovascular events, Ventricular remodeling
Brief summary
The investigators aim to demonstrate that ramipril after transcatheter aortic valve implantation has benefits in terms of prognosis, cardiovascular events and ventricular remodeling (MRI).
Interventions
Initial dose: 2,5 mg. Up-titrated at one month to 5 mg and 10 mg at three months (following clinical practice recommendations for up-titration). Target dose: 10 mg (or maximum tolerated dose).
Sponsors
Study design
Intervention model description
Open-label
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Transcatheter aortic valve implantation due to severe aortic stenosis. * Patients must give written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* Severe mitral valvulopathy. * Reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF \< 40%) with myocardial infarction or dilated cardiomyopathy. * Patients on an ACEI or an ARB the last 3 months. * History of hypersensitivity or allergy to any of the study drugs, drugs of similar chemical classes, ACEIs, ARBs, or NEP inhibitors as well as known or suspected contraindications to the study drugs. * Non-MR-conditional cardiac devices. * Estimated GFR \< 30 ml/min. GFR between 30 and 50 ml/min will not receive gadolinium during MRI. * Systolic blood pressure \< 100 mmHg or diastolic \< 40 mmHg. * Pregnant women. * Participating in other investigational trial at the time of enrollment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants that had the occurrence of cardiovascular events (cardiac death, heart failure admission and stroke). | Up to 36 months | Number of participants that had first occurrence of cardiovascular events, which is defined as either cardiac death or heart failure hospitalization or stroke |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from baseline to month 12 for the six minutes walk test in order to assess functional capacity. | Up to 12 months | Assessed by six minutes walk test at 12 months |
| Number of patients dead due to cardiac causes. | Up to 12 and 36 months | Number of patients dead due to cardiac causes at 12 and 36 months. |
| Changes in left ventricular remodeling at 12 months assessed by cardiac MRI. Changes in left ventricle ejection fraction, ventricular dimenssions, ventricular mass and myocardial fibrosis will be measured | Up to 12 months | Myocardial fibrosis will be measured in grams |
| Number of patients with stroke (Defined as compatible symptoms or confirmed by imaging technique: MRI or CT) during the trial. | Up to 12 and 36 months | Number of patients with stroke during the trial at 12 and 36 months. |
| Number of patients - All-cause mortality | Up to 12 and 36 months | All-cause mortality measures how many patients had this event at 12 and 36 months. |
| Number of patients admitted due to heart failure. | Up to 12 and 36 months | Number of patients admitted due to heart failure at 12 and 36 months. |
Countries
Spain