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CompletedNCT03807921

Anticoagulation for Aortic Bioprosthesis (ANTIPRO)

Randomized Control Study of Anticoagulation With Warfarin Por Patients With Aortic Bioprosthesis vs Aspirin Only

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
140 (actual)
Sponsor
Instituto Nacional de Cirugia Cardiaca, Uruguay · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the clinical and hemodynamic outcome in patients after aortic valve replacement. Half of the patients will receive warfarin + aspirin and the other half will receive only aspirin. The investigators will focus mainly on early bioprosthesis degeneration.

Detailed description

Aortic bioprosthesis have the advantage that they do not require life-long anticoagulation. Current guidelines support the use of aspirin (AAS) 100 mg as a class I indication. Current evidence, mainly derived from transaortic valve implantation (TAVI) patients, have shown that aortic bioprosthesis suffer subclinical thrombosis which may explain the increase in gradient and bioprosthetic degeneration. Anticoagulation in this cases improve leaflet mobility and decrease in gradient. Evidence supporting early anticoagulation in patients with aortic bioprosthesis is not as strong as in the case of mitral bioprosthesis. Nonetheless, current American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) guidelines recommend (IIa) the use of warfarin for at least 3 months after aortic valve replacement. The aim is to conduct a single blinded (echocardiographist) randomized control study in patients who receive an aortic bioprosthesis. Comparison will be performed between the use of warfarin + aspirin vs aspirin alone. Duration of anticoagulation will be for 3 months and patients follow-up for 1 year. Clinical and echocardiographic evaluation will be performed in every patients. Some patients will undergo Positron Emission Tomography (PET-Scan).

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGWarfarinOral anticoagulation
DRUGAspirinAntiplatelet treatment

Timeline

Start date
2019-01-01
Primary completion
2019-12-30
Completion
2019-12-31
First posted
2019-01-17
Last updated
2022-03-08

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Uruguay

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03807921. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.