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ALTERRA Post-Approval Study

ALTERRA Post-Approval Study

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Phase N/A

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Overview

This study will monitor device performance and outcomes in subjects undergoing implantation of the Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve System with Alterra Adaptive Prestent in the post-approval setting

Description

This is a single arm, prospective, multicenter post-approval study.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Native or surgically-repaired RVOT with severe PR
  2. Clinically indicated for pulmonary valve replacement
  3. Planned for treatment with the Alterra prestent and SAPIEN 3 THV

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Inability to tolerate an anticoagulation/antiplatelet regimen
  2. Active bacterial endocarditis or other active infections

Study details
    Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency
    Complex Congenital Heart Defect
    Tetralogy of Fallot
    Pulmonary Regurgitation
    RVOT Anomaly

NCT05378386

Edwards Lifesciences

28 November 2025

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