Hydra Single-centre Experience - Copenhagen, Denmark

Prospective Observational Single-centre Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Hydra Transcatheter Aortic Valve

The present study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TAVI using the Hydra transcatheter aortic valve (THV) series, in patients with severe aortic stenosis up to 1-year after the procedure. Additionally, the study will assess the role of geometry in the development of new conduction abnormalities based on the analysis of post-operative CT scan at 1-month in patients who had undergone transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a self-expanding Hydra THV series.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 18 years
2. Patients affected by severe aortic stenosis (NYHA class ≥ II) eligible for TAVI procedure as per local Heart Team evaluation
3. Full understanding and willing to provide informed consent to study enrolment

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Contraindications to TAVI (e.g., anatomically phenotypes, intracardiac mass, thrombus, vegetation, endocarditis)
2. Refusal to provide informed consent to study enrolment
3. Patients with severe aorta or peripheral artery disease precluding transfemoral approach of TAVI
4. Patients with calcification on the annulus and in the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract (LVOT), or/and excess calcium within each cusp, or those who are deemed unsuitable for the Hydra THV series based on the clinical judgment of the Investigator