Recruiting

ViMAC

Sponsor:

Mayra Guerrero

Code:

NCT04408430

Conditions

Mitral Annular Calcification

Mitral Stenosis

Mitral Regurgitation

Mitral Valve Disease

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Transseptal ViMAC

Study Details

Brief summary:

A prospective multicenter study enrolling high surgical risk patients with severe mitral annular calcification (MAC) and symptomatic mitral valve dysfunction (severe stenosis, ≥ moderate to severe regurgitation, or mixed ≥ moderate stenosis and ≥ regurgitation). There are 2 Arms in this study: 1) "Transseptal (TS) Valve-in-MAC" (ViMAC) Arm, and 2) Natural History of Disease Registry (NHDR) for patients treated with medical treatment only (which includes patients who meet inclusion criteria but can't be treated with transeptal ViMAC due to the presence of anatomical exclusion criteria or other exclusion criteria) and have not had other procedures that may impact outcomes (i.e., alcohol septal ablation or radiofrequency ablation). The study also includes a Registry of Permanently Unassigned" for subjects who undergo preemptive septal ablation procedures (alcohol or radiofrequency) in anticipation of continuing onto ViMAC arm, but are not accepted in the ViMAC Study arm or the patient chooses not to undergo ViMAC procedure.

Conditions

Mitral Annular Calcification

Mitral Stenosis

Mitral Regurgitation

Mitral Valve Disease

Study ID

NCT04408430

Start date

Mar 8, 2021

Status verified date

Jan, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

All Candidates must meet the following criteria:

1. \- 18 years of age or older
2. -Severe mitral annular calcification with symptomatic mitral valve dysfunction including severe mitral stenosis defined as mitral valve area (MVA) of ≤1.5 cm2, or ≥ moderate to severe mitral regurgitation, or mixed ≥ moderated stenosis and ≥ moderate regurgitation. For this study, the severity of mitral regurgitation will be graded according to the 2017 American Society of Echocardiography Guidelines: None, Trivial, Mild 1(+), Moderate 2(+), Moderate to severe 3(+), and severe 4(+).
3. \- NYHA Functional Class ≥II.
4. The heart team agrees that valve implantation will likely benefit the patient.
5. High or prohibitive risk for standard mitral valve surgery as determined by the heart team (at least one site cardiac surgeon must personally examine the subject to determine operative risk in patients presented for inclusion to ViMAC arm). NOTE: Patients not interested in mitral intervention or who are being considered for inclusion in the Natural History of Disease Registry are not required to be evaluated in person by a surgeon.)
6. The study patient has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to its provisions and has provided written informed consent as approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the respective clinical site.
7. The study patient agrees to comply with all required post-procedure follow-up visits including annual visits through 5 years.

Exclusion Criteria for ViMAC subjects (does not apply to the Natural History of Disease Registry):

1. \- The heart team considers the patient is a surgical candidate.
2. \- Mitral annulus is not severely calcified.
3. \- Myocardial infarction requiring revascularization within 30 days from procedure.
4. \- Clinically significant untreated coronary artery disease requiring revascularization.
5. Any therapeutic invasive cardiac procedure resulting in a permanent implant that is performed within 30 days of the index procedure (unless part of planned strategy for treatment of concomitant coronary artery disease). Implantation of a permanent pacemaker is not exclusionary.
6. Any patient with a balloon valvuloplasty (BMV) within 30 days of the procedure (unless BMV is a bridge to ViMAC procedure after a qualifying Echo).
7. Severe symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation (hepatic dysfunction, ascites, edema not controlled with diuretics) requiring surgery.
8. Leukopenia (WBC < 3000 cell/mL), acute anemia (Hgb < 9 g/dL), Thrombocytopenia (Platelets < 50,000 cell/mL), history of coagulopathy or hypercoagulable state.
9. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) with mean LVOT gradient of ≥20 mm Hg at rest or ≥50 mmHg with Valsalva.
10. Hemodynamic or respiratory instability requiring inotropic support, mechanical ventilation or mechanical heart assistance within 30 days of screening evaluation.
11. Need for emergency surgery for any reason.
12. Severe left ventricular dysfunction with LVEF < 20%.
13. Echocardiographic evidence of intracardiac mass, thrombus or vegetation.
14. Active upper GI bleeding within 90 days prior to procedure.
15. A known contraindication or hypersensitivity to all anticoagulation regimens, or inability to be anticoagulated for the study procedure.
16. Cardiac anatomy that would preclude appropriate delivery and deployment of an Edwards SAPIEN 3/Ultra/RESILIA valve in MAC via transseptal access, including but not limited to:

  • Native neo mitral annulus size < 275 mm2 or > 810 mm2 as measured by CT scan.
  • Significant risk of LVOT obstruction or valve embolization as assessed by CT core lab
17. Clinically (by neurologist) or neuroimaging confirmed stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 90 days of the procedure.
18. Estimated life expectancy <12 months due to non-cardiac conditions.
19. Expectation that patient will not improve despite treatment of mitral valve dysfunction.
20. Active bacterial endocarditis within 180 days of procedure.
21. \- Severe right ventricular dysfunction as assessed by Echo core lab
22. \- Active infection requiring antibiotic therapy (subject may be a candidate after 2 weeks of antibiotic discontinuation.
23. \- Female who is pregnant or lactating.
24. \- Participating in another investigational device study.
25. \- Aortic valve disease requiring intervention. If aortic valve intervention is required, the AVR procedure should be performed first and if the patient remains symptomatic after AVR, may be presented for consideration for inclusion in this trial.
26. \- Severe fixed pulmonary hypertension (PASP ≥70 mmHg and more than 2/3 of the systemic systolic blood pressure).
27. \- Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring continuous home oxygen.
28. \- The patient refuses mitral valve intervention
29. \- Recent symptomatic COVID-19 infection with residual symptoms that may affect the outcomes of this trial.

Study Design

Enrollment

210 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Transseptal ViMAC

110 MAC patients treated with transseptal Valve-in-MAC.

no intervention: Registry of untreated patients

100 MAC patients not eligible for transseptal ViMAC, treated with conservative management including medications.

Interventions

Transseptal ViMAC

Transseptal TMVR using balloon-expandable aortic transcatheter valves.

Primary outcome measure

  • Primary Safety Endpoint: All Cause Morality and Hospitalization for Heart Failure [ Time Frame: 1 year. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center

Recruiting

Gilbert, Arizona, United States, 85297

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Ashish Pershad, MD

Banner - University Medicine Cardiology Clinic

Recruiting

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Philip Gideon, MD

Pima Heart & Vascular

Recruiting

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85712

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Thomas E Waggoner, DO

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Raj Makkar, MD

Sutter Health

Recruiting

San Francisco, California, United States, 94109

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

David Daniels, MD

Medstar Washington Hospital Center

Recruiting

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 200100

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Lowell Satler, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Ignacio Inglessis, MD

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Pinak Shah, MD

Columbia University Medical Center/NYPH

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10032

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Isaac George, MD

Oklahoma Heart Institute Utica Office

Recruiting

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74104

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Kamran I Muhammad, MD

Oregon Health & Science University

Recruiting

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239

Contacts

Zachary Taylor

taylorza@ohsu.edu

Principal Investigator:

Firars Zahr, MD

University Health

Recruiting

San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Muhammad Hammadah, M.D.

Intermountain Medical Center

Recruiting

Murray, Utah, United States, 84107

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Brian Whisenant, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Mayra Guerrero

Last update posted

Jan 13, 2026

Last verified

Jan, 2026

Keywords

  • Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Mayra Guerrero on 2026-01-13.