NCT01534819

Brief Summary

The ANCHOR registry is a multi-center, post-market, non-interventional, non-randomized, prospective study. Subjects must sign an ICF prior to obtaining any study specific information. Subjects are eligible to be consented up to 30 days post-procedure. Enrolled subjects will be followed as per local 'standard of care' for up to 5 years post procedure. Study recommended follow-up is per SVS and ESVS guidance.

Trial Health

98
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
1,090

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2012

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
12 countries

82 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 9, 2012

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 17, 2012

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2012

Completed
8.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 12, 2020

Completed
5.4 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 8, 2026

Completed
Last Updated

April 14, 2026

Status Verified

April 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

8.6 years

First QC Date

February 9, 2012

Last Update Submit

April 13, 2026

Conditions

Keywords

EndograftEndurantHeli-FX™EndoAnchor™Short neckEndovascular treatmentInterventional treatment of aortic aneurysmAbdominal aortic aneurysmAAAThoracic aortic aneurysmTAAAdvanced disease

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • Protocol B has composite primary safety endpoints, tabulated separately for the abdominal, thoracic and advanced disease arms

    The primary safety endpoint is defined by: i. freedom from device-related serious adverse events at 12 months and ii. freedom from procedure-related serious adverse events at 12 months iii. freedom from aneurysm-related mortality defined as: i. death within 30 days of the index procedure ii. death within 30 days of a secondary procedure to address the aneurysm iii. death from rupture of the treated aneurysm

    Through 12 months

  • Protocol B has composite primary effectiveness endpoints, tabulated separately for the abdominal, thoracic and advanced disease arms

    The primary effectiveness endpoint requires all of the following: i successful implantation of the minimum number of EndoAnchor™ and ii freedom from migration at 12 months and iii freedom from Type I endoleak at the targeted attachment site(s) at 12 months

    Through 12 months

  • Protocol C has composite primary safety endpoint

    The primary safety endpoint is defined by: 1. device-related serious adverse events at 12 months 2. aneurysm-related mortality defined as: i. death within 30 days of the index procedure ii. death within 30 days of a secondary procedure to address the aneurysm iii. death from rupture of the treated aneurysm

    Through 12 months

  • Protocol C have composite primary effectiveness endpoint

    The primary effectiveness endpoint is treatment success which is defined as the successful implantation of EndoAnchor™ implants at the index procedure, and the absence of: 1. migration at 12 months and 2. Type I endoleak at the targeted attachment site(s) at 12 months

    Through 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Protocol B has the secondary endpoints chosen to reflect the clinical success and safety of Heli-FX™. Each of the secondary endpoints will be measured individually at 30 days and 12 months and yearly thereafter.

    Through 5 years

  • Protocol C has the secondary endpoints chosen to reflect the clinical success and safety of Heli-FX™. Each of the secondary endpoints will be measured individually at 30 days and 12 months and yearly thereafter.

    Through 5 years

Study Arms (7)

Protocol B, abdominal arm, revision group

AAA subjects with previously implanted commercial endografts for the treatment of graft migration and/or Type Ia endoleak

Device: EndoAnchor™Procedure: endovascular treament

Protocol B, abdominal arm, primary group

AAA subjects at the time of initial endograft implantation either to prevent endograft migration and Type Ia endoleak, or to treat Type Ia endoleak evident at the time of implantation.

Device: EndoAnchor™Procedure: endovascular treament

Protocol B, thoracic arm, revision group

TAA subjects with previously implanted commercial endografts for the treatment of migration and/or Type Ia and/or Type Ib endoleak at the proximal or distal attachment site

Device: EndoAnchor™Procedure: endovascular treament

Protocol B, thoracic arm, primary group

TAA subjects at the time of initial endograft implantation either to prevent endograft migration and Type I endoleak, or to treat Type Ia and/or Ib endoleak at the proximal or distal attachment site evident at the time of implantation

Device: EndoAnchor™Procedure: endovascular treament

Protocol B, advanced disease arm, revision group

Advanced disease subjects with previously implanted commercial endografts for the treatment of migration and/or Type Ia and/or Type Ib endoleak at the proximal or distal attachment site

Device: EndoAnchor™Procedure: endovascular treament

Protocol B, advanced disease arm, primary group

Advanced disease subjects at the time of initial endograft implantation either to prevent endograft migration and Type I endoleak, or to treat Type Ia and/or Ib endoleak at the proximal or distal attachment site evident at the time of implantation.

Device: EndoAnchor™Procedure: endovascular treament

Protocol C, abdominal arm, short neck, primary group

Planned use of Heli-FX™ in conjunction with the Endurant II/IIs endograft in AAA subjects with short proximal necks (≥ 4 mm and \< 10 mm) in primary group.

Device: EndoAnchor™Procedure: endovascular treament

Interventions

implantation of a device inserted through an artery

Protocol B, abdominal arm, primary groupProtocol B, abdominal arm, revision groupProtocol B, advanced disease arm, primary groupProtocol B, advanced disease arm, revision groupProtocol B, thoracic arm, primary groupProtocol B, thoracic arm, revision groupProtocol C, abdominal arm, short neck, primary group

Use of the EndoAnchor™ in conjunction with endograft

Also known as: Heli-FX™, Heli-FX™ EndoAnchor™ System
Protocol B, abdominal arm, primary groupProtocol B, abdominal arm, revision groupProtocol B, advanced disease arm, primary groupProtocol B, advanced disease arm, revision groupProtocol B, thoracic arm, primary groupProtocol B, thoracic arm, revision groupProtocol C, abdominal arm, short neck, primary group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Protocol B: subjects with AAA, TAA, or advanced aortic aneurysmal disease treated with the Heli-FX™ EndoAnchor™ System in conjunction with commercially available abdominal and thoracic Endografts, in both "Primary" and "Revision" settings and who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Protocol C:The intended population will include those subjects with short (≥ 4 mm and \< 10 mm) infrarenal proximal neck lengths who are appropriate candidates for infrarenal AAA treatment with the Heli-FX™ EndoAnchor™ System in conjunction with the Endurant II/IIs endograft system and who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria

You may qualify if:

  • Subjects with asymptomatic, symptomatic, or ruptured aortic aneurysms
  • Subject ≥ 18 years old
  • Subject has provided written informed consent, either before or less than or equal to 30 calendar days after the index procedure
  • Subject is willing and able to comply with standard of care followup evaluations
  • Subject has a previously implanted endograft or will be undergoing repair, with one of the following aortic aneurysm endograft devices:
  • Cook Zenith or Cook Zenith TX2
  • Gore Excluder or TAG
  • Medtronic AneuRx
  • Medtronic Talent
  • Medtronic Endurant or Valiant
  • Any additional third party AAA endograft device that is commercially available and listed as compatible with Heli-FX™ in the IFU
  • Subject's iliac/femoral access is compatible with:
  • a 16 French sheath (abdominal subjects)
  • French sheath (thoracic subjects)
  • Selected 16 or 18 French sheath, as applicable to the device selected for use (advanced disease subjects)
  • +1 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Subject has known allergy to the EndoAnchor™ implant material (nickel, chromium, molybdenum, or cobalt)
  • Subject has a life expectancy of less than 1 year
  • Subject is participating in a clinical study or registry that, in the Investigator's opinion, may conflict or may have a negative impact on the subject's safety
  • Subject was treated with EndoAnchor™ in the same segment of the aorta that will be treated in the registry
  • Subject has an active or known history of bleeding diathesis
  • Subject has a condition that threatens to infect the endograft (active bacteremia, or infections that carry increased risk of endograft infection)
  • Significant thrombus or calcium at the location of planned EndoAnchor™ implantation that precludes adequate EndoAnchor™ penetration of the aortic wall
  • Use where, for whatever reason, each EndoAnchor™ is not anticipated to adequately penetrate into the aortic wall
  • Subject has an aortic dissection that involves an area to be treated with EndoAnchor™
  • Subject has Marfan Syndrome, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, or another collagen vascular disease
  • Subject is pregnant
  • Protocol C:
  • Subjects with asymptomatic or symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms that will receive the Heli-FX™ in conjunction with the Endurant II/IIs endograft as part of their planned EVAR treatment
  • Subject ≥ 18 years old
  • Subject has provided written informed consent, either before or less than or equal to 30 calendar days after the index procedure
  • +15 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (87)

University of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

Location

Abrazo Arizona Heart Institute

Phoenix, Arizona, 84006, United States

Location

John L McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

Location

VA Loma Linda Medical Center

Loma Linda, California, 92357, United States

Location

El Camino Hospital

Mountain View, California, 94040, United States

Location

University of California Irvine Medical Center

Torrance, California, 90502-2004, United States

Location

Harbor - UCLA Medical Center

Torrance, California, 90509, United States

Location

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States

Location

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Vascular Surgery Dept.

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

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Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute

Miami, Florida, 33176, United States

Location

Florida Hospital

Orlando, Florida, 32751, United States

Location

University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States

Location

Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322-1059, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center and Clinic

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819, United States

Location

HeartCare Midwest

Peoria, Illinois, 61614, United States

Location

Evanston Hospital

Skokie, Illinois, 60077, United States

Location

Southern Illinois University

Springfield, Illinois, 62702, United States

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University of Maryland Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

Location

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21401, United States

Location

Beth Israel Deaconess-Harvard

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

Location

Michigan Vascular Center

Flint, Michigan, 98507, United States

Location

William Beaumont Hospital

Royal Oak, Michigan, 48703, United States

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Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Jewish West County Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

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Albany Medical Center

Albany, New York, 12208, United States

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New York University Langone Medical Center

New York, New York, 10016, United States

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The Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, New York, 10029, United States

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Maimonides Medical Center

New York, New York, 11219, United States

Location

Vascular Health Partners

Queensbury, New York, 12804, United States

Location

Stony Brook University Medical Center

Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States

Location

Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

Location

Mission Hospital

Asheville, North Carolina, 28806, United States

Location

University of North Carolina (UNC) Memorial Hospital

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

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Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States

Location

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

Location

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

Location

UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg Campus

Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania, 17043, United States

Location

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

Location

Lexington Medical Center

West Columbia, South Carolina, 29169, United States

Location

CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, United States

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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States

Location

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

Location

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons

Austin, Texas, 78756, United States

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Scott and White Medical Center

Temple, Texas, 76508, United States

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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States

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Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States

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Concord Repatriation General Hospital

Concord, NSW 2139, Australia

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Dandenong Hospital

Dandenong, VIC 3175, Australia

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Royal Perth Hospital

Perth, WA 6000, Australia

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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Perth, Australia

Location

Royal North Shore Hospital

St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia

Location

A.ö. Landeskrankenhaus - Universitätskliniken Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Austria

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Allgemeines Krankenhaus - Universitätskliniken Wien

Vienna, Austria

Location

Hôpital Pontchaillou

Rennes, France

Location

Nouvel Hôpital Civil

Strasbourg, France

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Medizinische Fakultät der RWTH

Aachen, Germany

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Deutsches Herzzentrum

Berlin, Germany

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University Hospital Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Germany

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Park Hospital Leipzig

Leipzig, Germany

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St. Bonifatius Hospital

Lingen, Germany

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Klinikum Ludwigsburg

Ludwigsburg, Germany

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LMU Kilinikum der Universitaet Muenchen

Munich, Germany

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Technical University of Munich

Munich, Germany

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St. Franzsikus-Hospital GmbH

Münster, Germany

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Klinikum Nuremberg

Nuremberg, Germany

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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

Florence, Italy

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AO Universitaria Policlinico

Roma, Italy

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Unihospital San Giovanni di Dio Ruggi d'Aragona

Salerno, 84131, Italy

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University of Siena

Siena, Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano di Torino

Torino, Italy

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Rijnstate Hospital

Arnhem, Netherlands

Location

Medisch Spectrum Twente

Enschede, Netherlands

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St. Antonius Hospital

Nieuwegein, Netherlands

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Maasstad Hospital Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Location

UMC Utrecht

Utrecht, Netherlands

Location

Auckland City Hospital

Auckland, 1023, New Zealand

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Narodny ustav srdcovych a cievnych chorob

Nové Mesto, Slovakia

Location

Thorax Institute Hospital Clinic

Barcelona, Spain

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Hospital Universitario Donostia

Donostia / San Sebastian, Spain

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Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid

Valladolid, Spain

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Malmo University Hospital

Malmo, Sweden

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Lausanne, Switzerland

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UniversitätsSpital Zürich

Zurich, Switzerland

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The Royal Liverpool and NHS Broadgreen University Hospitals - Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

London, United Kingdom

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Wythenshawe Hospital

Manchester, United Kingdom

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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Freeman Hospital

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (9)

  • Jordan WD Jr, Mehta M, Varnagy D, Moore WM Jr, Arko FR, Joye J, Ouriel K, de Vries JP; Aneurysm Treatment using the Heli-FX Aortic Securement System Global Registry (ANCHOR) Workgroup Members. Results of the ANCHOR prospective, multicenter registry of EndoAnchors for type Ia endoleaks and endograft migration in patients with challenging anatomy. J Vasc Surg. 2014 Oct;60(4):885-92.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.04.063. Epub 2014 Jul 31.

  • Jordan WD Jr, Mehta M, Ouriel K, Arko FR, Varnagy D, Joye J, Moore WM Jr, de Vries JP. One-year results of the ANCHOR trial of EndoAnchors for the prevention and treatment of aortic neck complications after endovascular aneurysm repair. Vascular. 2016 Apr;24(2):177-86. doi: 10.1177/1708538115590727. Epub 2015 Jun 10.

  • Arko FR 3rd, Pearce BJ, Henretta JP, Fugate MW, Torsello G, Panneton JM, Peng Y, Edward Garrett H Jr. Five-year outcomes of endosuture aneurysm repair in patients with short neck abdominal aortic aneurysm from the ANCHOR registry. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Dec;78(6):1418-1425.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.07.058. Epub 2023 Aug 7.

  • van Noort K, Vermeulen JJM, Goudeketting SR, Ouriel K, Jordan WD Jr, Panneton JM, Slump CH, de Vries JPM. Sustainability of Individual EndoAnchor Implants in Therapeutic Use to Treat Type Ia Endoleak After Endovascular Aneurysm Repair. J Endovasc Ther. 2019 Jun;26(3):369-377. doi: 10.1177/1526602819837753. Epub 2019 Mar 25.

  • Arko FR 3rd, Stanley GA, Pearce BJ, Henretta JP, Fugate MW, Mehta M, Torsello G, Panneton JM, Garrett HE Jr. Endosuture aneurysm repair in patients treated with Endurant II/IIs in conjunction with Heli-FX EndoAnchor implants for short-neck abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg. 2019 Sep;70(3):732-740. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.11.033. Epub 2019 Mar 6.

  • Muhs BE, Jordan W, Ouriel K, Rajaee S, de Vries JP. Matched cohort comparison of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with and without EndoAnchors. J Vasc Surg. 2018 Jun;67(6):1699-1707. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.10.059. Epub 2017 Dec 18.

  • Jordan WD Jr, de Vries JP, Ouriel K, Mehta M, Varnagy D, Moore WM Jr, Arko FR, Joye J, Henretta J. Midterm outcome of EndoAnchors for the prevention of endoleak and stent-graft migration in patients with challenging proximal aortic neck anatomy. J Endovasc Ther. 2015 Apr;22(2):163-70. doi: 10.1177/1526602815574685.

  • Jordan WD Jr, Ouriel K, Mehta M, Varnagy D, Moore WM Jr, Arko FR, Joye J, de Vries JP; Aneurysm Treatment using the Heli-FX Aortic Securement System Global Registry ANCHOR; Aneurysm Treatment using the Heli-FX Aortic Securement System Global Registry ANCHOR. Outcome-based anatomic criteria for defining the hostile aortic neck. J Vasc Surg. 2015 Jun;61(6):1383-90.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.12.063. Epub 2015 Feb 28.

  • de Vries JP, Ouriel K, Mehta M, Varnagy D, Moore WM Jr, Arko FR, Joye J, Jordan WD Jr; Aneurysm Treatment Using the Heli-FX Aortic Securement System Global Registry ANCHOR Trial. Analysis of EndoAnchors for endovascular aneurysm repair by indications for use. J Vasc Surg. 2014 Dec;60(6):1460-7.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.08.089. Epub 2014 Oct 3.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Aortic AneurysmAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic Aneurysm, Thoracic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

AneurysmVascular DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesAortic Diseases

Study Officials

  • Jean-Paul de Vries, MD

    Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • William Jordan, MD

    Augusta University Health, United States

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 9, 2012

First Posted

February 17, 2012

Study Start

April 1, 2012

Primary Completion

November 12, 2020

Study Completion

April 8, 2026

Last Updated

April 14, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

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