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quote: just because he's dead doesn't mean he belongs on a pedestal.
quote: I have no arguement over you or anyone else respecting him or things he's done. I just don't.
quote: Good riddance
quote: Because they didn't know him. people that knew him avoided him becasue he was that much of an intense monster.
quote: And like Apple or not, its products or not, what you know of him or not, the world lost someone who had vision and could get many others to see that vision.
quote: I would like to know from what first hand experience you are getting this information. He was like every other CEO and cop on the planet.
quote: As much as I hate the personality of CEOs and cops - those personalities are necessary because it they are the right ones for the job. Are all of the like that, or just all of the good ones? No. There's a different style for everyone and there are exceptions to the rule. Being an a$$hole to your employees sucks for you and them, but if lighting a fire under their butts is what it takes to get the job done, then so be it.
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A petition, which lists irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split, was filed Friday afternoon in Los Angeles Superior Court, PEOPLE confirms.
Klum is seeking joint legal custody, but primary physical custody of their four children – Leni, 7½, Henry, 6½, Johan, 5, and Lou, 2 – with visitation rights for Seal. The model is also requesting to have her maiden name restored. She legally changed it to Seal's last name, Samuel, though professionally she continued to use Klum.
"While we enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching, we have decided to separate," the couple previously said of their split. "We have had the deepest respect for one another throughout our relationship and continue to love each other very much, but we have grown apart."
Rumors first swirled that Klum, 38, and Seal, 49, were planning to divorce the day before they made the announcement. For the couple who married in Mexico in 2005, the split played out in headlines as the end of a fairy tale as both Seal and Klum gradually stopped wearing their wedding rings.
Although multiple sources told PEOPLE that the couple hoped to reconcile, by mid-February it was clear a reunion would not be in their future after all.
Seal was vocal about their split in the weeks following their announcement.
"When you publicize your marriage as much as our marriage was publicized, when you renew your wedding vows, when you do all those things, what you are saying to people is … you're giving people a picture of an ideal relationship that people aspire to," the British singer explained in February.
"When it goes south, you can't all of a sudden take the philosophy of a monk and decide to go for a vow of silence."
The quieter Klum acknowledged in the April issue of Elle that she couldn't control what Seal said to the press, but "it's hard."
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Electrical Engineering comprises the physical systems, devices and processes that form the backbone for the Information Age, including: electronic devices and materials, integrated circuits, signal analysis and processing for communication and multimedia applications, computer architectures and processes, embedded and distributed systems and networks, and biomedical engineering.
Electrical engineering alumni from The Cooper Union have been very successful as professionals and leaders for the new economy emerging in the Information Age. Many pursue careers in other areas such as business and finance, law, medicine, applied mathematics and science.
The dedicated faculty and high faculty to student ratio ensure that students aren't just a name on a list, but get to know the faculty as soon as they step into Cooper Union.
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He's a screen legend – heck, he's even been knighted! But Sir Ben Kingsley isn't above a little kiss-and-tell when it comes to his on-screen smooch with 22-year-old Mary-Kate Olsen in The Wackness.
"She was completely in charge," the actor, 64, tells PEOPLE of their enthusiastic make-out scene in a telephone booth.
The former star of Gandhi and Schindler's List – who's currently shooting with Martin Scorcese in Boston – drove down to New York for the movie's Cinema Society and Sony Cierge-sponsored party at the Gramercy Roof Club.
"I love watching the movie," his wife, Daniela, said of the coming-of-age stoner film. As for her real-life leading man, she added, "I love him. He's amazing."
Writer/director Jonathan Levine said that although he was never a drug dealer, the film is loosely based on his own experiences growing up in New York. And even with this all-star cast, Levine still passed along a few valuable lessons.
Most notably? "I did have to teach Sir Ben how to take a bong hit."
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quote: however, my Prime's screen is far brighter than the iPad 2's or the 3's, and as such, I can use my ANYWHERE including in DIRECT sunlight...
quote: and the picture quality is as good or better than Apple's iPad 3s
quote: the Tegra 3 is quite potent for a mobile GPU
quote: and my keyboard dock lets me type documents on the go
quote: So... why do I need an iPad 3 again? Oh right, apps... screens filled with little icons instead of interactive widgets that I can simply glance at
quote: Because you've placed the new iPad side by side with your prime and compared? And in DIRECT sunlight too?
quote: Again, because you've taken the exact same photo on both and compared quality? Or are you just guessing.
quote: Well it's all relative. Whichever way we word it, Tegra 3 is a relatively slow GPU. Slower even than the iPad 2.
quote: You can get a keyboard dock for the iPad too.
quote: The point in the apps argument is that there are many functionalities which many people want which simply aren't available on Android.
quote: Wasn't it Apple who said not to use the iPad in direct sunlight because of overheating?
quote: Perhaps he's read the numerous reviews stating the Prime's camera to be the best camera on a tablet thus far?
quote: I'll use your own wording for this... Again, because you've played the exact same game on both and compared quality at the same resolution? Or are you just guessing. Since you're wearing the rose colored glasses, you might not understand the reference. The iPad 2's GPU has to push 786,432 pixels, where as the Tegra 3's resolution has to push 1,024,000 pixels on the prime. That's roughly a 30% difference. Is the iPad 2's GPU 30% faster? As far as the new iPad's GPU being 4x faster... well, it HAS to be. It's powering 3,145,728 pixels. This also goes into my storage argument later on, so stay tuned.
quote: Does said iPad keyboard have a mousepad? Full size SD card slot? USB slot? Built in battery? (btw, the Prime I was sampling easily got 3-4 days of moderate usage on the battery, not sure where you got your battery claims from).
quote: You don't quite yet understand the differences between where the Prime is going and where your beloved iPad is going. The iPad is a media consumption device. Always has been. To your defense most Android tablets are as well. The Prime is trying to blur that line and make the tablet more useful for creation scenarios. I've had the privelage to personally test a Prime side by side with an iPad 2, and the distinction is clear. There comes a point where an iPad user will say "I want to do x, but it's just not feasible with the iPad's input methods". For example, while I had the Prime, I was able to take a few pictures with my digital camera. After, I took my SD card out of the camera and put it into the Prime's SD slot (on the keyboard), loaded the pictures into Photoshop Touch, did some adjustments, and emailed them off to the people who needed them. I did NOT have to carry around a laptop or hunt for a computer with photoshop installed. Simple, easy, PRODUCTIVE
quote: No your point in the argument is someone has challenged your amazing new iDevice. You make blanket statements such as the one I just quoted, without backing it up with any proof. Which apps do people simply want, that aren't available?
quote: And widgets aren't useful? That's probably because you've never had them in the iWorld. Weather, News, Email, SMS, Music, Movie Times, Sports Scores, System Tools, Toggles, are all vastly more efficiently accessed via a widget than opening an app for each one. How easy is it to toggle WiFi on the iPad? What about looking up weather? Email? etc. Gliding from screen to screen on the Android homescreen can answer all these questions without ever opening an app.
quote: One final argument before I finish. Storage space. iPads don't have anything other than what's built in. While testing the prime, I had 32GB on board, 32GB in a microSD, 32GB on a full SD, and finally 32GB on a usb stick. I didn't get a chance to test the usb port for portable hard drives, so I can't comment as to whether they work or not, but all together, that's 128GB of space to play with. You may argue that the iPad doesn't need all that, but have you heard of the new Retina display? How small do you think building textures for that resolution will be? On Android a decent game can take 500MB, easy.
quote: We get it, you love Apple. While their new iPad is a great device for sure, it's not vastly steps ahead of the competition. I'd reluctantly recommend it to people who want a media consumption appliance, where they are guided on how they can use it and don't have many options to veer from the path. While the GPU on the iPad may indeed be the fastest available, it has to be just to keep up with the experience of other tablets that have already been on the market for months. It's still a step behind in the actual number crunching department, plain and simple.
quote: I don't love Apple at all
quote: Does that link from 2010 refer to the iPad 3? No.
quote: None of which will have tested the iPad 3 camera. Which is precisely my point. A complete you obviously missed.
quote: The relative benchmark speeds of GPU's has nothing at all to do with resolution. All benchmarks, ideally, such as those on Anandtech, are at the same resolution. Your comments about screen resolution are therefore completely meaningless. The benchmarks show that at the SAME RESOLUTION, the iPad 2 GPU is up to 2x faster than tegra 3. I therefore can evidence my logical claim that the Tegra 3 is relatively slow when compared to the GPU in the iPad 3 (which is theoretically 2x faster than the iPad 2 GPU). The fact that the new iPad has even more pixels is completely irrelevant too because it can render at iPad 2 resolution and upscale if required. And also because a GPU isn't measured by the device it's in - it's measured by the graphics it can produce relative to other GPU's when resolution is constant.
quote: You can get one with USB slots, SD cards, batteries, yes. Very easily, or a mouse accessory. But the original comment didn't say this, and neither did my reply. So your failed point is irrelevant. The bottom line is that in accessory terms, you'd struggle to find a device with more accessories than the iPad 3.
quote: Firstly - you say 'beloved' iPad. I don't own a tablet. Just because I am not so bitter about Apple that I can appreciate what they have developed like anyone logical, doesn't mean I love them or own them.
quote: Secondly - this discussion isn't about where devices are 'going', it's specifically about where they are now, comparing the iPad 3 to the Transformer Prime. Nothing to do with the future.
quote: Thirdly - there come points for Android tablet users every day when there aren't apps available when they want to do productive things. It's well documented how much fewer apps there are on Android and how they always come second. Your example of photo editing is pretty ironic given that Apples new software provides the ability to do precisely what you describe. Simply take the photo, plug the SD card into your iPhone SD adapter ($5), edit it using the iPhone photo editing software (very highly regarded). And of course, that photo editing happens faster due to the more capable GPU and in better quality due to the superior screen resolution.
quote: Fourthly yes the difference is immediately obvious because one is ugly, poorly made, lower resolution, slower, has a battery which dies sooner and has MUCH fewer apps.
quote: And yet, no one cares about Android Tablets/Phones with all these ports and memory slots and more storage...
quote: The new iPad kills the Prime with gpu speed and incredible screen. That alone makes the prime a piece of trash... Why would anyone buy a Prime now when for the same price they could pick up the new iPad? P.S LED flash is garbage, I never use it on my iphone 4s as the pictures look terrible with it on. Having the gps being broken but dismissing it as not important is a joke. Android is garbage with some crappy widgets slapped on compared to the slick and simple to use iOS 5.1.


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MILROY - Sara K. Smith-Bartlebaugh, 87, of Milroy, passed from this life on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, at Golden Living Center William Penn, in Lewistown.
Born on Aug. 25, 1925, in Coburn, Sara was a daughter of the late William and Annie (Bohn) Brandt. On Aug. 10, 1940, she married Leon "Jack" Smith Sr., who preceded her in death in 1967. A few years later she then married John W. Bartlebaugh, who also preceded her in death in 1999.
Sara was a homemaker all her life, working diligently to raise her family.
She enjoyed camping, flower arranging and sewing. She was an avid animal lover, often taking in injured animals or birds to care for. Most of all, Sara enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
She was of the Methodist faith and was a former member of the St. James United Methodist Church, in Coburn.
Sara is survived by: one daughter, Peggy F. Caldwell (Bill), of Milroy; two sons, Leon "Jim" Smith Jr. (Susie), of Millheim, and Gary W. Smith (Tish), of Centre Hall; six grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren.
Sara was preceded in death by three brothers, making her the last of her family.
There will be a public graveside service held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at Fairview Cemetery, in Millheim, with Pastor Mike Stein officiating.
Contributions in memory of Sara may be given to your local Salvation Army office or online at www.donate.salvationarmy.org.
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Since 1994, Robert Sheena has been the principal English horn player for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops Orchestra. As a result of his mastery of his instrument, Sheena has been honored with several premieres and appearances as soloist with the BSO/BPO, and has received much critical and audience acclaim. At Tanglewood in 1996, he was a featured soloist with the BSO in André Previn's Reflections for English horn, cello, and chamber orchestra. In 1999, he performed the solo English horn in Sibelius's Swan of Tuonela with the BSO in Symphony Hall, and on opening night at Tanglewood in 2000, where he was a soloist, with then-principal trumpet Chalres Schlueter, with the BSO in Aaron Copland's Quiet City, a work he has also performed with the BPO. In 1998, David Alan Miller and the Albany Symphony commissioned a work for English horn and orchestra, Gabriel Gould's Watercolors, expressly for Sheena, who premiered and later recorded the piece with that orchestra under Miller's direction. He gave the premiere of Dan Pinkham's Odes for English horn and organ at the American Guild of Organists convention in 1998. An alumnus of the Tanglewood Music Center, he now works with TMC Fellows in chamber music coachings and master classes at Tanglewood. Along with BSO principal oboe John Ferrillo, he co-directs an intensive two-week summer workshop for young oboists at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute.
Prior to joining the BSO, Sheena performed frequently as an extra with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. From 1987 to 1991, he was assistant principal oboe and solo English horn with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and with the San Antonio Symphony from 1991 to 1994.
Bachelor of Music, University of California at Berkeley. Master of Music, Northwestern University. Studies with Ray Still, Grove Schiltz, William Banovetz, John Mack, and Marc Lifschey. Also faculty of Boston University, Boston Conservatory, and Longy School of Music.
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Crochet a lace strip and attach it to a towel. Follow along as Linda shows you how to make your edging the correct length and how to sew it on to a pillowcase or any other items you want to decorate.
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Buckeye Central volleyball coach Bill Bonham knew Marion Local had an arsenal of big hitters but he didn't know about its secret weapon: Gina Kramer.
Kramer, along with the big guns of Claire Heitkamp and Josie Winner, hammered a combined 41 kills as the Flyers (25-3) knocked off the Buckettes on Friday afternoon in the semifinal of the Division IV state volleyball tournament at the Nutter Center at Wright State University.
And after seeing the Flyers beat his squad, 25-18, 25-21, 30-28, he has little doubt what will happen today when Marion Local faces Kidron Central Christian, who beat Beaver Eastern in the other semifinal.
"Not to take anything away from those two teams that played this (afternoon), but the Marion Local team is pretty damn tough," he said. "I think that's your state champion, right there. Boy, they're good. That's by far the best overall team we've faced this season."
Marion Local coach Amy Steininger said the Buckettes were a worthy foe.
"Buckeye Central was a formidable opponent like we thought they would be," she said. "They had great ball control tonight, aggressive serving and it took us out of our offense a little bit, but we still did well out of system. We still managed to hit .264 as a team so that's a credit to our setter Hannah Arling and our hitters for doing a good job even when the passes weren't there."
Kramer and Heitkamp each had 14 kills and Winner had 13 in a cyclone of 159 attacks by the Flyers.
"We knew about Josie Winner and we knew about Claire Heitkamp but we didn't realize she (Kramer) was going to bring what she brought. Any time you have three hitters like that to go to that are that big, and not only that big, but man, they get off the floor," Bonham said. "Amy's got some great talent right there and we faced a really, really good team today."
But it wasn't just Marion Local's vicious attacks that keyed the victory. It was the Flyers' ability to close out sets.
In the first two sets, Marion Local and Buckeye Central (26-3) had been tied late in the match only to see the Flyers pull away in the final points to take home the victory.
While they didn't have the late lead in the third game, time and time again the Flyers came back from deficits late to tie it up and ultimately put the game away.
"We've really talked about that: once we get to 20 points, just really executing those last five points because those seem to be the hardest to get," Steininger said. "You see a lot of teams that are not as aggressive those last few points at the end of the set because maybe their nervous to not make a mistake. So we really want to be aggressive at the end of those sets: serving aggressive, hitting aggressive. You'll notice we don't do a lot of tipping or offspeed shots at the end of the sets. We really just try to play clean volleyball and execute with the aggressive shots at the end of the sets."
Bonham said their closing ability was a killer.
"We let up just enough at the (end of sets) that they capitalized on," Bonham said. "When you have the power like that, it's easy to rely on. The power and the height (were both key). They definitely have the closing power."
In the first set, that manifested itself with Buckeye Central leading 16-15. On four of the next five points, Kramer killed a ball to put the Flyers in front for good, 20-16. Two more kills from Winner and a block combo from Winner and Heitkamp helped close out the 10-2 surge that gave Marion Local the set.
Buckeye Central led the second set 6-1 before the Flyers called a timeout. By the time Bonham did the same, the Flyers had cut it to 9-8.
"We haven't been starting off strong in sets this whole tournament run," Steininger said. "We just seem to start off slow for some reason. But if we manage to get the lead, we do a good job of holding it and we do a good job of finishing off the sets. But we start off slow for some reason."
The two squads tied it up five times before it reached 18-all. Then came the Flyers' close out routine. Two Winner kills and another three from Kramer helped the Flyers finish of the Buckettes in the second set, 25-21.
Bonham said by the end of the second set, his team had adjusted to how high the Flyers played above the net.
"It was timing and that goes to the level, that height that they play at," he said. "We haven't seen that many teams that play that high. Even when we played McComb in the regionals, they were big but they didn't play that high because they didn't have the vertical. These girls have the vertical so that threw our timing off on the blocks where we were just slightly off on catching up to them. We told our blockers earlier in the game that we just had to be a little quicker getting up in the air. As soon as we hesitated with them, they were just out-jumping us, and that's what happens when you run into great athletes."
The final set featured 18 ties and six lead changes. Late in the set, Buckeye Central was on the doorstep of victory, 24-22, when Sammi Marcum put down one of her team-high 14 kills. But a Heitkamp kill and two hitting errors put the Flyers in control, 25-24.
But the Buckettes weren't done. Two straight points, including one from one of Maddie Williams' 13 kills, put Buckeye Central on the doorstep again.
Heitkamp tied it at 26 with a kill and Marcum answered with a kill of her own. Hannah Heitbrink, who had nine kills herself, helped keep the set alive with a kill. Winner put the Flyers in front 28-27 before Williams kept the match alive with a spectacular dig that sailed over the net and off a Flyers' player and out of bounds to tie it at 28.
But that was the last of the heroics, as it was Kramer and then fittingly enough, Winner, with the game winner.
"Their kids brought their defense to the floor. That was one thing we were hoping to take advantage of: was a vulnerable defense on serve receive and they fought it," Bonham said. "They stepped up to the plate and they fought us. They did well. And obviously, anytime you can get their hitters the ball, they're going to score and make you pay for it."
Emily Weithman had 16 assists and Kilee Kimmel had 15 for Buckeye Central. Williams and Brooke Karl each had a team-high 21 digs, more than half of Buckeye Central's 81 on the night. Marcum had 14 and Weithman added 11.
"I have to give credit to Buckeye Central. The girls even said in the locker room that they're a good team. It was hard to get points on them because their defense is so good and so scrappy," Steininger said. "Bill is a great coach. I know he had them prepared for this game today. They played like we thought they would play. They should feel very proud and they had a great match tonight."
The loss marked the end of the careers for Marcum, Kendra Schultz and Miranda Kintz.
"It felt amazing. It was the perfect way to end my senior season," Schultz said of reaching the state tourney.
"It's definitely a great accomplishment and all of us are very lucky to be able to do what this group of girls has done," Marcum said. "I couldn't picture it without these guys."
The Flyers move on to face the Comets at 3 p.m. today in the Division IV final.


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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
The Goose Creek Police Department is looking for a woman who used another person's identity to pawn an iPad.
Teresa Dean "Deana" Crawford, 39, of Moncks Corner, is wanted for obtaining money by false pretenses and identity fraud, according to a statement released by GCPD last week.
On July 12 an investigator learned Crawford used the victim's driver's license, committing identity fraud, to pawn an iPad apparently belonging to Crawford's daughter.
For the exchange Crawford received $200 at the Money Man Pawn at 116 S. Goose Creek Blvd. in Goose Creek. Surveillance video shows Crawford pawning the iPad.
The pawn ticket for the iPad was signed with the victim's name. After a comparison of this signature and the handwriting Crawford used on a previous transaction, it was determined there are similarities in the handwriting, according to the report.
An officer seized the iPad from Money Man Pawn due to its involvement in the fraudulent transaction.
The victim's name Crawford was fraudulently using was also used at Gene's Pawn Shop on June 22 for "assorted silver," according to the report.
Crawford's last known address is 1424 Dennis Blvd., Moncks Corner. Crawford has a tattoo on the right area of her neck that reads "DAVID" and a tattoo on her right upper arm that reads "RIP" in script.
Crawford is known to use other subjects' identifications. If you know the location of this suspect, please contact the Goose Creek Police Department at 843-863-5200, or Crime Stoppers at 843-554-1111.
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BALTIMORE, MD (November 29, 2012) - Commissioner Mark Kaufman announced today that the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation will begin using NMLS, a nationwide licensing system, to manage Maryland Money Transmitter Licenses effective January 2, 2013.
"The Office of Financial Regulation is proud to expand its use of NMLS, bringing the efficiencies and improved oversight of NMLS to other financial services industries. We have seen it work in mortgage to date and look forward to extending our use of the system," said Commissioner Kaufman.
Starting January 2, 2013 through March 4, 2013, the Maryland Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation will require all companies holding Money Transmitter licenses to transfer their licensing records to NMLS. The Office of the Commissioner expects that all transitioned licenses will be reviewed and approved by April 1, 2013. Any company wishing to apply for a license must do so through NMLS starting January 2, 2013.
NMLS is a secure, web-based nationwide licensing system that allows companies to apply for, update, and renew their license authorities in one or more states conveniently and safely online. NMLS will allow the Maryland Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to improve its operations and provide better supervision of the money transmission industry by linking with other states to protect consumers.
"The NMLS system provides numerous benefits to both the state regulators and the money transmission industry through efficiencies in the application process, as well as improved consumer protection through better access to licensing information," said Joseph E. Rooney, Board Member for the Money Transmitter Regulators Association.
NMLS began operations on January 2, 2008 and currently 59 state agencies and six federal agencies use the system to accept and process license applications and registrations. Maryland began using NMLS for mortgage licensing in 2009.
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Safety and Efficacy Study of the Medtronic CoreValve® System in the Treatment of Severe, Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis in Intermediate Risk Subjects Who Need Aortic Valve Replacement (SURTAVI). (SURTAVI)
This study is currently recruiting participants. (see Contacts and Locations)
Verified April 2016 by Medtronic Cardiovascular
Medtronic Cardiovascular
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The purpose of the study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients with severe, symptomatic Aortic Stenosis (AS) at intermediate surgical risk by randomizing patients to either Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR) or TAVI with the Medtronic CoreValve® System.
Severe Aortic Stenosis
Device: Medtronic CoreValve® System Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
Procedure: Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR)
Device: Medtronic CoreValve® Evolut R System Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Surgical Replacement and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (SURTAVI)
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: supravalvular aortic stenosisU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Medtronic Cardiovascular:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- All-cause mortality or disabling stroke [ Time Frame: 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]All-cause mortality or disabling stroke
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Incidence of Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]MACCE
- The occurrence of individual MACCE components [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Major Adverse Events (MAE) [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Conduction disturbance requiring permanent pacemaker implantation [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Change in NYHA class from baseline [ Time Frame: Baseline through 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change in distance walked during 6-minute walk test (6MWT) [ Time Frame: Baseline through 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Ratio of days alive out of hospital versus total days alive [ Time Frame: 12 and 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Quality of Life (QoL) change from baseline [ Time Frame: Baseline through 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Echocardiographic assessment of prosthetic valve performance [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Measured by transvalvular mean gradient, effective orifice area and degree of prosthetic aortic valve regurgitation (transvalvular and paravalvular)
- Aortic valve disease related hospitalizations [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Cardiovascular deaths and valve-related deaths [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Stroke and TIAs [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Peri-procedural neurological injury [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Index procedure related major adverse events (MAEs) [ Time Frame: Number of days from admission to discharge (expected average of 7 days) ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Length of index procedure hospital stay [ Time Frame: Number of days from admission to discharge (expected average of 7 days) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Presence of atrial fibrillation [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Device success (Medtronic CoreValve® System subjects only) [ Time Frame: Number of days from admission to discharge (expected average of 7 days) ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Device success
- Procedural success (Medtronic CoreValve® System subjects only) [ Time Frame: Number of days from admission to discharge (expected average of 7 days) ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Defined by device success and absence of in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE)
- Evidence of prosthetic valve dysfunction (Medtronic CoreValve® System subjects only) [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Incidence of Early Safety [ Time Frame: 30 Days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Incidence of Early safety at 30 days
- Incidence of Clinical Efficacy (after 30 days) [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Clinical efficacy
- Incidence of Time-Related Safety [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Time-Related Safety
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2012
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|August 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Medtronic CoreValve® System TAVI
Medtronic CoreValve® System Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
|Device: Medtronic CoreValve® System Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Device: Medtronic CoreValve® Evolut R System Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
Active Comparator: SAVR
Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR)
|Procedure: Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject must have co-morbidities such that Heart Team agrees predicted risk of operative mortality is ≥3% and <15% at 30 days (Intermediate Clinical Risk classification). Heart team evaluation of clinical surgical mortality risk for each patient includes the calculated STS score for predicted risk of surgical mortality augmented by consideration of the overall clinical status and co-morbidities unmeasured by the STS risk calculation;
- Heart Team unanimously agree on treatment proposal and elgibility for randomization based on their clinical judgement (including anatomy assessment, risk factors, etc.);
Subject has severe aortic stenosis presenting with;
- Critical aortic valve area defined as an initial aortic valve area of ≤1.0cm2 or aortic valve area index < 0.6cm2/m2 AND
- Mean gradient > 40mmHg or Vmax > 4m/sec by resting echocardiogram or simultaneous pressure recordings at cardiac catherization [or with dobutamine stress, if subject has left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <55%] or velocity ratio < 0.25;
- Subject is symptomatic from his/her aortic valve stenosis, as demonstrated by New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class II or greater;
- Subject and the treating physician agree that the subject will return for all required post-procedure follow-up visits;
- Subject meets the legal minimum age to provide informed consent based on local regulatory requirements;
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject has refused surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) as a treatment option;
- Any condition considered a contraindication for placement of a bioprosthetic valve (i.e., subject requires a mechanical valve);
- A known hypersensitivity or contraindication to all anticoagulation/antiplatelet regimens (or inability to be anticoagulated for the index procedure), nitinol, or sensitivity to contrast media which cannot be adequately pre-medicated;
- Blood dyscrasias as defined: leukopenia (WBC <1000mm3), thrombocytopenia (platelet count <50,000 cells/mm3), history of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy;
- Ongoing sepsis, including active endocarditis;
- Any condition considered a contraindication to extracorporeal assistance;
- Any percutaneous coronary or peripheral interventional procedure performed within 30 days prior to randomization (Subjects with recent placement of drug eluting stent(s) should be assessed for ability to safely proceed with SAVR within the protocol timeframe);
- Symptomatic carotid or vertebral artery disease or successful treatment of carotid stenosis within six weeks of randomization;
- Cardiogenic shock manifested by low cardiac output, vasopressor dependence, or mechanical hemodynamic support;
- Recent (within 6 months of randomization) cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or transient ischemic attack (TIA);
- Active gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding that would preclude anticoagulation;
- Subject refuses a blood transfusion;
- Severe dementia (resulting in either inability to provide informed consent for the trial/procedure, prevents independent lifestyle outside of a chronic care facility, or will fundamentally complicate rehabilitation from the procedure or compliance with follow-up visits);
- Multivessel coronary artery disease with a Syntax score >22 and/or unprotected left main coronary artery (Syntax score calculation is not required for patients with history of previous revascularization if repeat revascularization is not planned);
- Estimated life expectancy of less than 24 months due to associated non-cardiac comorbid conditions;
- Other medical, social, or psychological conditions that in the opinion of the Investigator precludes the subject from appropriate consent or adherence to the protocol required follow-up exams;
- Currently participating in an investigational drug or another device trial (excluding registries);
- Evidence of an acute myocardial infarction ≤30 days before the index procedure;
- Need for emergency surgery for any reason;
- True porcelain aorta (i.e. Heart Team agrees the aorta is not clampable for SAVR);
- Extensive mediastinal radiation;
- Liver failure (Child-C);
- Reduced ventricular function with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <20% as measured by resting echocardiogram;
- Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation (e.g. resting heart rate > 120 bpm);
- Pregnancy or intent to become pregnant prior to completion of all protocol follow-up requirements;
- End stage renal disease requiring chronic dialysis or creatinine clearance < 20 cc/min;
- Pulmonary Hypertension (systolic pressure> 80mmHg);
- Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) demonstrated by Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV1) < 750cc;
Frailty assessments identify:
- Subject is < 80 years of age and three or more of the following apply
Subject is ≥ 80 years of age and two or more of the following apply
- Wheelchair bound
- Resides in an institutional care facility (e.g., nursing home, skilled care center)
- Body Mass Index < 20 kg/m2
- Grip Strength < 16 kg
- Katz Index Score ≤ 4
- Albumin < 3.5 g/dL;
- Marfan syndrome or other known connective tissue disease that would necessitate aortic root replacement/intervention;
Note: Additional anatomical and vascular exclusion criteria may apply.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01586910
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|United States, Arizona
|Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
|Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006
|Principal Investigator: Timothy Byrne, DO
|Principal Investigator: Michael Caskey, MD
|United States, California
|Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
|Hollywood, California, United States, 90048
|Principal Investigator: Raj Makkar, MD
|Principal Investigator: Wen Chang, MD
|Scripps Green Hospital
|La Jolla, California, United States, 92037
|Principal Investigator: Paul Teirstein, MD
|Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Tyner, MD
|Keck Medical Center of USC
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
|Principal Investigator: Ray Matthews, MD
|Principal Investigator: Vaughn A. Starnes, MD
|El Camino Hospital
|Mountain View, California, United States, 94040
|Principal Investigator: James Joye, MD
|Principal Investigator: Vincent Gaudiani, MD
|VA Palo Alto Health Care System
|Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
|Principal Investigator: John Giacomini, MD
|Principal Investigator: Thomas Burdon, MD
|Southern California Permenente Medical Group
|Pasadena, California, United States, 91101
|Principal Investigator: Vicken Aharonian, MD
|Principal Investigator: Thomas Pfeffer, MD
|Mercy General
|Sacremento, California, United States, 95819
|Stanford University Medical Center
|Stanford, California, United States, 94305
|Principal Investigator: Alan Yeung, MD
|Principal Investigator: Craig Miller, MD
|United States, Connecticut
|Hartford Hospital
|Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06102
|Principal Investigator: Raymond McKay, MD
|Principal Investigator: Robert Hagberg, MD
|Yale New Haven Hospital
|New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520-8047
|Principal Investigator: Abeel Mangi, MD
|Principal Investigator: John K Forrest, MD
|United States, District of Columbia
|Washington Hospital Center
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010
|Principal Investigator: Ron Waksman, MD
|Principal Investigator: Ammar Bafi, MD
|United States, Florida
|Morton Plant Hospital
|Clearwater, Florida, United States, 33756
|Principal Investigator: Lang Lin, MD
|Principal Investigator: Joshua Rovin, MD
|University of Miami
|Coral Gables, Florida, United States, 33146
|Principal Investigator: Tomas A Salerno, MD
|Principal Investigator: Eduardo de Marchena, MD
|Delray Medical Center
|Delray Beach, Florida, United States, 33484
|Principal Investigator: Brijeshwar Maini, MD
|Principal Investigator: Brian Bethea, MD
|United States, Georgia
|Emory University
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308
|Principal Investigator: Vasilis Babliaros, MD
|Principal Investigator: Vinod Thourani, MD
|Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30309
|Principal Investigator: James Kauten, MD
|Principal Investigator: Vivek Rajagopal, MD
|United States, Hawaii
|The Queen's Medical Center
|Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
|Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Lau, MD
|Principal Investigator: Christian Spies, MD
|United States, Illinois
|Loyola University of Chicago
|Mayowood, Illinois, United States, 60153
|Principal Investigator: Mamdouh Bakhos, MD
|Principal Investigator: Ferdinand (Fred) Leya, MD
|United States, Indiana
|St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana
|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46290
|Contact: R. Andrew Scroggs 317-583-5000
|Principal Investigator: David A Heimansohn, MD
|Principal Investigator: James B Hermiller, MD
|United States, Iowa
|Iowa Heart Center / Mercy Medical Center
|West Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50266
|Principal Investigator: Atul Chawla, MD
|Principal Investigator: David Hockmuth, MD
|United States, Kansas
|University of Kansas Hospital
|Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
|Principal Investigator: George "Trip" Zorn, MD
|Principal Investigator: Peter Tadros, MD
|United States, Kentucky
|University of Kentucky
|Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536
|United States, Louisiana
|Cardiovascular Institute of the South
|Houma, Louisiana, United States, 70360
|Principal Investigator: Edgar Feinberg, II, MD
|Principal Investigator: Peter S Fail, MD
|United States, Maryland
|The Johns Hopkins University
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
|Principal Investigator: Jon Resar, MD
|Principal Investigator: John Conte, MD
|United States, Massachusetts
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
|Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Popma, MD
|Principal Investigator: Kamal Khabbaz, MD
|United States, Michigan
|University of Michigan Health Systems
|Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-5864
|Principal Investigator: Stanley J Chetcuti, MD
|Principal Investigator: G. Michael Deeb, MD
|Detroit Medical Center
|Active, not recruiting
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201-2018
|Henry Ford
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
|Principal Investigator: William O'Neill, MD
|Principal Investigator: Gaetano Paone, MD
|St. John Hospital & Medical Center
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48236
|Principal Investigator: Thomas Davis, MD
|Principal Investigator: Sanjay Batra, MD
|Spectrum Health Hospitals
|Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
|Principal Investigator: John C Heiser, MD
|Principal Investigator: William Merhi, MD
|United States, Minnesota
|Abbott NW - MN Heart Institute Foundation
|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55407
|Principal Investigator: Paul Sorajja, MD
|Principal Investigator: Benjamin Sun, MD
|Mayo Clinic - St. Mary's Hospital
|Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
|Principal Investigator: Gurpreet Sandhu, MD
|Principal Investigator: Alberto Pochettino, MD
|United States, Missouri
|Saint Luke's Hospital/MAHI
|Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64111
|Principal Investigator: Adnan Chhatriwalla, MD
|Principal Investigator: Keith Allen, MD
|United States, Nebraska
|Alegent Creighton Health Research Center
|Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68124
|Principal Investigator: Himanshu Argarwal Satpathy, MD
|Principal Investigator: Thomas Langdon, MD
|United States, New Jersey
|Cooper University Hospital
|Camden, New Jersey, United States, 08103
|Principal Investigator: Janah Aji, MD
|Principal Investigator: Frank Bowen, MD
|Morristown Medical Center
|Morristown, New Jersey, United States, 07960
|Principal Investigator: John Brown, MD
|Principal Investigator: Robert Kipperman, MD
|United States, New York
|University at Buffalo
|Buffalo, New York, United States, 14426
|North Shore University Hospital
|Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030
|Principal Investigator: Alan Hartman, MD
|Principal Investigator: Stanley Katz, MD
|Winthrop University Hospital
|Mineola, New York, United States, 11501
|Principal Investigator: Richard Schwartz, MD
|Principal Investigator: John Goncalves, MD
|New York University School of Medicine
|New York, New York, United States, 10016
|Principal Investigator: James Slater, MD
|Principal Investigator: Mathew Williams, MD
|Mount Sinai School of Medicine
|New York, New York, United States, 10029
|Principal Investigator: David Adams, MD
|Principal Investigator: Samin Sharma, MD
|Columbia University Medical Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10032
|Contact: Susheel Kodali 212-305-7060
|Principal Investigator: Susheel Kodali, MD
|Principal Investigator: Isaac George, MD
|Lenox Hill Hospital
|Active, not recruiting
|New York, New York, United States, 10075
|University of Rochester
|Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
|Contact: Brenda Kavanaugh 585-273-4956
|Principal Investigator: Peter A. Knight, MD
|Principal Investigator: Frederick S. Ling, MD
|St. Francis Hospital
|Roslyn, New York, United States, 11576
|Principal Investigator: George Petrossian, MD
|Principal Investigator: Newell Robinson, MD
|United States, North Carolina
|Carolinas HealthCare System
|Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203
|Principal Investigator: Michael Rinaldi, MD
|Principal Investigator: Eric Skipper, MD
|Duke University Medical Center
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
|Contact: George C Hughes 919-668-0903
|Principal Investigator: J Kevin Harrison, MD
|Principal Investigator: G Chad Hughes, MD
|Wake Forest University Health Sciences
|Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
|Principal Investigator: Robert J. Applegate, MD
|Principal Investigator: Neal D. Kon, MD
|United States, Ohio
|Good Samaritan Hospital
|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220
|Contact: John R Robinson 513-862-3305
|Principal Investigator: Puvi Seshiah, MD
|Principal Investigator: J Michael Smith, MD
|University Hospitals Case Medical Center
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
|Principal Investigator: Alan Markowitz, MD
|Principal Investigator: Marco Costa, MD
|The Ohio State University
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
|Principal Investigator: Barry George, MD
|Principal Investigator: Juan Crestanello, MD
|The OhioHealth Research Institute
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43214
|Principal Investigator: Steven Yakubov, MD
|Principal Investigator: Daniel Watson, MD
|United States, Oklahoma
|Oklahoma Heart Institute
|Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, 73120
|Principal Investigator: Mohammad K.J. Ghani, MD
|Principal Investigator: Robert Mark Bodenhamer, MD
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Geisinger Medical Center
|Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822
|Principal Investigator: Alfred Casale, MD
|Principal Investigator: Kimberly Skelding, MD
|University of Pennsylvania Health System
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|Principal Investigator: Howard Herrmann, MD
|Principal Investigator: Joseph Bavaria, MD
|University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|Principal Investigator: Thomas Gleason, MD
|Principal Investigator: Joon Sup Lee, MD
|Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute
|Wormsleyburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 17043
|Principal Investigator: William Bachinsky, MD
|Principal Investigator: Mubashir Mumtaz, MD
|United States, Tennessee
|Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis
|Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38120
|Principal Investigator: Basil M Paulus, MD
|Principal Investigator: H. Edward Garrett, Jr, MD
|Vanderbilt University Medical Center
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
|Principal Investigator: Mark Robbins, MD
|Principal Investigator: Stephen Ball, MD
|United States, Texas
|Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75226
|Principal Investigator: Robert Hebeler, MD
|Principal Investigator: Robert Stoler, MD
|Medical City Hospital - Dallas
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230
|The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Principal Investigator: Michael Reardon, MD
|Principal Investigator: Neal Kleiman, MD
|The Heart Hospital - Baylor Plano
|Plano, Texas, United States, 75093
|Principal Investigator: David Brown, MD
|Principal Investigator: William Ryan, MD
|United States, Utah
|Intermountain Medical Center
|Murray, Utah, United States, 84107
|Principal Investigator: Brian Whisenant, MD
|Principal Investigator: John Doty, MD
|United States, Vermont
|University of Vermont
|Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401
|Contact: Kimberly Luebbers 802-847-0000
|Principal Investigator: Harold Dauermann, MD
|Principal Investigator: Joseph Schmoker, MD
|United States, Virginia
|Sentara Cardiovascular
|Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507
|Contact: Brent Beta 757-388-6144
|Principal Investigator: Paul Mahoney, MD
|Principal Investigator: Joseph Newton, MD
|Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital
|Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23226
|Principal Investigator: David Scott Lim, MD
|Principal Investigator: Marc Robert Katz, MD
|United States, Wisconsin
|Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53215
|Principal Investigator: Daniel O'Hair, MD
|Principal Investigator: Tanvir Bajwa, MD
|Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
|Edegem, Belgium
|Canada, Ontario
|London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital
|London, Ontario, Canada
|Principal Investigator: Bob Kiaii
|Principal Investigator: Patrick Teefy
|Sunnybrook Research Institute
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
|Contact: Michael Julius 416-480-4560
|Principal Investigator: Sam Radhakrishnan, MD
|Principal Investigator: Stephen Fremes, MD
|Toronto General Hospital (University Health Network)
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4
|Contact: Eric Horlick 416-340-3835
|Contact: Chris Feindel
|Principal Investigator: Eric Horlick, MD
|Canada, Quebec
|McGill University Health Center - Royal Victoria Hospital
|Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 1A1
|Principal Investigator: Nicolo Piazza, MD
|Principal Investigator: Benoit de Varennes, MD
|Montreal Heart Institute
|Active, not recruiting
|Montreal, Canada
|University of Ottawa Heart Institute
|Ottawa, Canada
|Copenhagen, Denmark
|Principal Investigator: Lars Sondergaard, MD
|Clinique Pasteur
|Toulouse, France, 31076
|Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg • Bad Krozingen
|Active, not recruiting
|Bad Krozingen, Germany, 79106
|Universitätsklinikum Bonn
|Active, not recruiting
|Bonn, Germany
|Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen
|Active, not recruiting
|Munich, Germany
|Amphia Hospital Breda
|Breda, Netherlands
|Principal Investigator: Peter den Heijer
|Principal Investigator: Mohamed Bentala
|Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden
|Leeuwarden, Netherlands
|Principal Investigator: Piet Boonstra, PhD
|Principal Investigator: A.J. van Boven, MD
|St. Antonius Hospital, R & D Cardiology
|Nieuwegein, Netherlands
|Principal Investigator: J.M. ten Berg, MD
|Principal Investigator: R.H. Heijmen, MD, PhD
|Erasmus Medical Center - Rotterdam
|Rotterdam, Netherlands
|Principal Investigator: A. Pieter Kappetein, MD, PhD
|Principal Investigator: Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, MD
|Servicio de Cardiologia del Hospital Virgen de la Victoria
|Malaga, Spain
|Contact: Jose M Hernandez
|Principal Investigator: Jose M Hernandez
|Principal Investigator: Miguel Such
|Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias
|Oviedo, Spain
|Principal Investigator: Cesar Moris de La Tassa
|Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos Llosa Cortina
|Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Stockholm
|Stockholm, Sweden, 171 76
|Contact: Matthias Corbascio +46 8 51770126
|Principal Investigator: Matthias Corbascio
|Principal Investigator: Andreas Rück
|Bern University Hospital
|Bern, Switzerland
|Principal Investigator: Stephan Windecker, MD, PhD
|Principal Investigator: Thierry Carrel, PhD
|Universitatsspital Zurich
|Active, not recruiting
|Zurich, Switzerland
|United Kingdom
|Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
|Brighton, United Kingdom
|Leeds General Infirmary
|Active, not recruiting
|Leeds, United Kingdom
|Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
|Leicester, United Kingdom, LE5 4PW
|Contact: David Hetmanski +44 116 258 3256
|Principal Investigator: Prof. Tomasz Spyt
|Principal Investigator: Jan Kovac
|St. George's Hospital London
|London, United Kingdom, SW170QT
|Contact: Lucy H.H. Parker +44 208 266 6397
|Principal Investigator: Stephen Brecker
|Principal Investigator: Marjan Jahangiri
Sponsors and Collaborators
Medtronic Cardiovascular
|Principal Investigator:
|Stephan Windecker, MD, PhD
|Bern University Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|A. Pieter Kappetein, MD, PhD
|Erasmus Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Rüdiger Lange, MD, PhD
|Deutsches Herzzentrum München
|Principal Investigator:
|Thomas Walther, MD, PhD
|Kerckhoff Klinik
|Principal Investigator:
|Jeffrey J. Popma, MD
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Michael J. Reardon, MD
|The Methodist Hospital System
|Principal Investigator:
|David H. Adams, MD
|Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
|Study Chair:
|Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, MD
|Erasmus Medical Center
|Study Chair:
|Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD
|National Heart & Lung Institute of Imperial College in London
More Information
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 30, 2016
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Haussig S, Linke A. Patient selection for TAVI 2015 - TAVI in low-risk patients: fact or fiction? EuroIntervention. 2015 Sep;11 Suppl W:W86-91. doi: 10.4244/EIJV11SWA27.
Piazza N, Kalesan B, van Mieghem N, Head S, Wenaweser P, Carrel TP, Bleiziffer S, de Jaegere PP, Gahl B, Anderson RH, Kappetein AP, Lange R, Serruys PW, Windecker S, Jüni P. A 3-center comparison of 1-year mortality outcomes between transcatheter aortic valve implantation and surgical aortic valve replacement on the basis of propensity score matching among intermediate-risk surgical patients. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 May;6(5):443-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.01.136.
|Responsible Party:
|Medtronic Cardiovascular
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01586910 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|April 24, 2012
|Last Updated:
|April 25, 2016
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Constriction, Pathologic
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction
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A federal freedom of speech lawsuit filed against Winnebago County is on a course toward trial after an unsuccessful settlement attempt this week.
Mike Castronovo, a former Winnebago County Board chairman candidate who filed the suit in February 2011, said an agreement couldn't be reached during a settlement conference on Monday.
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A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for June 21.
Castronovo's suit claimed his due process and freedom of speech rights were violated when he was not allowed to speak at committee meetings and two board meetings. The lawsuit led Winnebago County to open its committee meetings to public comment in December.
Castronovo has represented himself during the court process. All but two aspects of Castronovo's original lawsuit have been dismissed by the court.


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Lebanon police are trying to track down the thief who stole three vintage guitars from a local store early Wednesday morning.
Police said someone drove a car through the side glass door of the Bear Hollow Vintage Guitar Shop and took three guitars that were hanging near the rear of the store.
The stolen items were a Gibson Les Paul "Slash" Appetite for Destruction model, a Gibson Lucille BB King (Ruby Red) and a National "Studio 66" from 1962.
The owners of the shop said the guitars are valued at about $15,000.
Police said they think the thief was knowledgeable and targeted the three guitars. Investigators said the thief may be trying to sell the instruments.
Anyone with information is asked to call Lebanon police at 603-448-1212.


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TechNet Radio: Virtually Speaking with Yung Chou – How to Load Balance and Make Your Windows Azure Virtual Machine Highly Available
- Posted: Sep 27, 2012 at 3:00AM
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Sources: Google [1], [2; via Engadget]
quote: Ever try and upload or retrieve 50Gb of data from the cloud.
quote: The Chromebook is obviously not built around storing terabytes of data on it locally. Duh! What mobile device is?
quote: It's your choice and you should accept that not everyone is going to agree with your thoughts/opinions.
quote: But the guy is talking about UPLOADING 16GB of data, today.
quote: And btw: What file has 50GB and has a practical use?
quote: In just a few short years we've seen Microsoft's Windows go from a product that was absolutely necessary to get ANYTHING done, to something millions of people now just use for gaming. I have to be honest, I never thought I would see that in my lifetime.
quote: An OS that is only a web browser is very limiting.
quote: And that's why this is NOT targeted at you OR me. This is targeted for those, admittedly few, people who buy Chromebooks but want a higher end device.
quote: Touch responsiveness is a different story — we don't know if it's software or hardware, but scrolling on the screen was much chunkier and laggier than we'd expect from what purports to be a high-end machine.


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geekSpeak - SharePoint Features with Paul Stork
- Posted: Oct 14, 2007 at 6:23AM
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Catch this engaging episode of geekSpeak with guest expert MCT and SharePoint developer Paul Stork. Here Paul explains and demos a commonly misunderstood aspect of SharePoint development - the use of SharePoint features.
During the show, Paul answers dozens of the most common listener questions around the use, customization and implementation of SharePoint features.
Also, co-hosts Mithun Dhar and Lynn Langit answer additional listener questions. This show is really action packed!
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"Hey Ken, where are you? I'd really like to to read you take on these issues. Please give me something other than "walker sucks""
WHY? Would my take on these issues change your mind about $cotty?
GOV. Snidely Whiplashes commercials says he balanced the budget. HE`S LYING" Do you think he`s telling lies? NO
GOV. Snidely Whiplash say`s he didn`t hurt Wisconsin`s education system with his cutbacks. Do you think he`s telling a lie? NO In the bigger school districts the already too large class size is even bigger, and there`s less teachers and teaching assitance. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT? NO
GOV. Snidely Whiplash say`s in his commercial`s , paid for by out of state billionairs, that he`s creating new jobs. Is he telling a lie? YES Do you think he`s telling a lie? NO
Although he doesn`t have as many followers as he did when he was elected, the ones that are still loyal to him will eat up his lies with a big spoon.
And, I never said $cott Walker "sucks".
That would be a compliment.
Most politicians "suck"
I said $cott Walker is Evil. Look into his eyes when you see his next million dollar commercial. You`ll be looking at pure evil
$cott Walker - A evil little man, with evil little thoughts
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When a chick won't blow you
I think she wanted and ear fuck. I tried to stick in in her mouth and she turned her head really quick
Por Spike 06 de enero de 2005
Trending Now
Can you define these popular missing words?
When a woman (usually a "trick") won't give you her goodies, you are forced to put up with her talk instead, and instead of your cock, your ear gets fucked!
"Damnit homes! This trick aint givin' me nothin' but an ear fuck!"
Por Gopal Patel 01 de junio de 2005
1. When you can't get laid and you're forced to listen to a girl for hours
2. When someone sticks his finger or other object in your ear.
2. When someone sticks his finger or other object in your ear.
1. I went to a party just to get ear fucked by girls who won't take their pants off.
2. Aw gross!
You just got ear fucked!
2. Aw gross!
You just got ear fucked!
Por David Li 15 de febrero de 2008
Introduction of the penis in a partner's skull via the ear. A relatively rare fetish but with dedicated fans, usually limited to non-realistic art (drawn or written).
In an ideal world, Jessica Rabbit would climb on stage and give us an earful. Then, Roger would climb up and give her an earfuck.
Por bungakawa2000 05 de enero de 2006
Annoying commercial advertisement with loud or piercing noise, over-emphasis on spoken words or otherwise excessively distracting to the point of inducing rage.
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Have you seen the new car insurance commercial? It's such an earfuck that I had to mute the TV! I will hate that company forever.
Por Morthandeus 23 de octubre de 2009
when a person (e.g. mum, dad) won't stop nagging you.
for fuck sake mum your such an ear fucker.
dad your giving me an ear fuck
dad your giving me an ear fuck
Por david let 21 de diciembre de 2006
Talking trash over the phone because your squeeze is somewhere else having sex.
"Hey, ear fuck me baby. Let's breathe heavily, ask what each other is wearing, and discuss how to get each other get off over the phone."
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Maryland Department of Labor to Host 2nd Annual Employment Rights and Safety Forum
Division of Labor and Industry to address safety, compliance and employment law regulations
BALTIMORE, MD (February 14, 2013) - The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation's (DLLR) Division of Labor and Industry (DLI) will host the 2nd Annual Employment Rights and Safety Forum on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Towson University West Commons. The event will feature interactive workshops, panel presentations and various sessions on safety, compliance and employment law regulations.
"As part of our commitment to ensuring Maryland is a safe and healthy place to live and work, the Division of Labor and Industry is taking proactive steps to educate employers, industry leaders and workers alike of our effort to help protect and promote the health, safety and rights of all Maryland employees," said Ron DeJuliis, DLLR Commissioner of Labor and Industry.
The 2012 Employment Rights and Safety Forum drew more than 600 business owners and professionals spanning every industry from construction companies to legal firms. Based on the feedback received, this year's event will incorporate more opportunities for participants to get involved in the conversation and have a hands on experience by putting some of the principles into practice.
There is no cost to attend; however, space is limited. Please log onto the forum registration site to register. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. For more information, please contact Melissa Myer at 410.767.2182 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation protects and empowers Marylanders by safeguarding workers, protecting consumers, providing a safety net and cultivating a thriving workforce that can meet the demands of Maryland's dynamic economy. For updates and information, follow DLLR on Twitter (@MD_DLLR) and Facebook.


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13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery
Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States and provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.".
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Last month, Daryl Ferguson dropped by the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce to brainstorm with several insurance agents about reducing the coast's high insurance rates.
Matter of billions
Premiums South Carolina consumers paid for property and casualty insurance and losses/claims insurers paid.2007 $6.8 billion $3.3 billion2008 $6.7 billion $3.5 billion2009 $6.5 billion $3.5 billion2010 $6.5 billion $3.7 billion2011 $6.7 billion $4.4 billion Losses do not include individual carriers' expenses for operations, salaries and other costs of doing business. Source: SC Insurance News Service
"In Beaufort, when you have a meeting like this, the best people dress is business casual," said Ferguson, a retired chief executive officer of a large utility company.
So he was a little surprised when four men walked in wearing dark suits and patent leather shoes.
"They introduced themselves as lobbyists," Ferguson said. One was a high-level official from a trade group in Boston; another handled nationwide lobbying strategies for the American re-insurance industry; and the remaining two were from Columbia.
"I thought, 'Wow, think of the cost of sending all those people down to Beaufort.'"
Ferguson's meeting was just a small example of the insurance industry's political and economic muscle.
Nationally, the insurance industry spent $113 million on lobbying this year, and pumped another $50.6 million into federal campaigns, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan, nonprofit research group.
During the past three years, the insurance industry was the second biggest contributor to Tim Scott, the former Lowcountry congressman Gov. Nikki Haley has appointed as U.S. senator. An insurance agent and real estate investor, Scott received $193,625 from the insurance field since 2010, second only to contributions he received from real estate interests ($215,225).
In South Carolina, insurance-related industries dropped $428,013 into state campaigns this year, according to records compiled by the National Institute on Money in State Politics. Only political parties, lawyers, the candidates themselves and health professionals gave more.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield gave the most — $166,575. About 80 percent of the money went to Republican candidates.
Insurance-related companies also were generous donors to Haley this year, stocking her campaign account with $54,428. They gave more in 2010, when she ran for governor, $182,138, double what insurance interests gave her nearest Republican rival and three times what they donated to Democratic nominee Vincent Sheheen.
Consumers are politically outgunned by the well-funded insurance companies, which have raised rates almost at will in South Carolina, according to Ferguson and a team of other Lowcountry business leaders.
Ferguson said he was particularly concerned when Haley selected Ray Farmer, a lobbyist with the American Insurance Association, to be the state insurance department's director.
"His past action, friendships, and maybe even his loyalties, are with the insurance industry at a time when our homeowner insurance is among the highest in the nation," Ferguson said. The department "needs some fresh thinkers, someone who can go face-to-face with insurance industry executives." Lobbyists, in general, he said, "are there to block things and protect the industry."
Altogether, about 320 lobbyists were paid this year in South Carolina, and of those, 25 represent the insurance industry, including two former South Carolina insurance directors, according the South Carolina Ethics Commission.
"The insurance lobby is very powerful in South Carolina," said John Crangle, executive director of Common Cause and a lobbyist himself. Watching "lobbyists at work is like midnight submarine races. You can't see what they're doing because they're involved in one-on-one situations with legislators."
Overall, he said, "They pretty much get what they want with the Legislature."
Richard F. Davis of Capitol Consultants, who has been called the state's top lobbyist, said "the insurance lobby is very, very active," in South Carolina, "but it's as much about disseminating statistics as anything." This shouldn't be surprising, he said.
"Insurance touches almost every business, whether it's worker's comp or health insurance or auto insurance." And because of the insurance industry's diversity, its lobbyists are a "talented group of government affairs people. They have to be, because insurance laws are so complex."
Because of its importance to people and communities, insurance is among the most heavily regulated industries. States do much of the policy-making, which requires balancing interests of consumers with the needs of insurance companies to stay financially healthy so they can serve existing and future customers.
But as home insurance rates have grown on the coast, so have claims that state regulators failed to maintain a proper balance.
South Carolina has among the highest home insurance rates in the nation, a Post and Courier analysis found earlier this year. Many coastal homeowners now pay more in insurance than property taxes.
Insurance industry officials say high premiums on the coast reflect the region's property values and construction costs, along with the inherent risks of living near the water's edge.
In 2011, when 15 tornadoes touched down in South Carolina and wildfires burned 16,141 acres, property and casualty insurance companies paid almost $4.4 billion in claims to help individuals and businesses recover from losses, said Russ Dubisky, executive director of the SC Insurance News Service.
That year, South Carolinians paid $6.7 billion in premiums to insurance companies for coverage.
Reach Tony Bartelme at 937-5554.
Tony Bartelme/Staff Raymond Farmer, the new director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance, talks about his challenges and goals from his office overlooking the Statehouse.×
Raymond Farmer is a former lobbyist with the American Insurance Association. Photo by Tony Bartelme×
Daryl Ferguson -- insurance risk and rates -- in Beaufort on Friday May 25, 2012. (Wade Spees/postandcourier.com)×