Atrial Shunt for the Treatment of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (PAST-HFrEF)

September 9, 2026 updated by: Guangyuan Song, Beijing Anzhen Hospital

A Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label, Parallel-Controlled, Superiority, Multicenter Clinical Study of Atrial Shunt for the Treatment of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Atrial Shunt for the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is a prospective, randomized, open-label, parallel-controlled, superiority, multicenter clinical study. A total of 208 subjects will be randomized 1:1 after meeting all inclusion/exclusion criteria.

Treatment Group: atrial shunt implantation post-right heart catheterization. Control Group: Right heart catheterization only. Both groups will receive standardized Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) post-procedure. Assessments and follow-ups will be conducted at pre-procedure baseline, day of procedure, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months post-procedure.

A Clinical Event Committee (CEC), composed of third-party cardiovascular experts, will independently review and adjudicate primary endpoints in a blinded manner (surgical information concealed).

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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208

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • China
    • Beijing Municipality
      • Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100029
        • Recruiting
        • Interventional Center of Valvular Heart Disease, Beijing Anzhen Hospital
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1. Age ≥ 18 years 2. Diagnosed with HFrEF and receiving Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) for at least 1 month 3. Echocardiographic LVEF between 20% and 40% (20 ≤ LVEF ≤ 40%) 4. Presence of HF-related symptoms and signs, NYHA Class III 5. At least one HF-related hospitalization in the past year or NT-proBNP ≥ 600 pg/mL (sinus rhythm) / ≥ 1000 pg/mL (atrial fibrillation) 6. Invasive hemodynamics: mLAP or mPCWP ≥ 15 mmHg, or left-to-right mean pressure gradient ≥ 5 mmHg 7. Fully understand the study design and follow-up schedule, agrees to participate, and voluntarily signs the Informed Consent Form

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1. End-stage heart failure on the heart transplant waiting list (including meeting LVAD indications) 2. Three consecutive non-invasive systolic blood pressure readings < 90 mmHg 3. Primary structural valvular disease currently indicating surgery or interventional therapy, or severe coronary artery disease requiring revascularization 4. ECG QRS duration ≥ 130 ms with high risk of sudden cardiac death without therapeutic intervention (including meeting CRT/CRT-D indications) 5. Significant right ventricular (RV) dysfunction or severe pulmonary hypertension. Defined by clinical evidence of hepatic congestion, moderate-to-severe edema, or abdominal distension accompanied by poor appetite; significant right atrial or RV enlargement/dysfunction; moderate-to-severe tricuspid regurgitation; mean right atrial pressure > 10 mmHg; systolic pulmonary artery pressure > 60 mmHg; or pulmonary vascular resistance > 3 Wood Units 6. Myocardial infarction or cardiac intervention within the past 1 month 7. Stroke within the past 1 month (excluding lacunar infarction) 8. Decompensated liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh Class B or worse), or severe chronic pulmonary disease requiring oxygen therapy 9. Anatomical abnormalities precluding procedure completion or making the patient unsuitable for procedure 10. Atrial thrombosis 11. Contraindication to antithrombotic therapy 12. Life expectancy < 1 year 13. Uncontrolled active infection 14. Pregnant, lactating, or women of childbearing potential planning pregnancy in the near future 15. Currently participating in another drug or medical device clinical trial 16. Investigator deems the patient unsuitable for this trial

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Device group (Interventional group)
Patients will receive atrial shunt for heart failure treatment plus maximally tolerated guideline-directed medical therapy for cardiovascular disease
Device: D-shant Atrial Shunt
The D-Shant atrial shunt device is a novel device therapy for heart failure, classified as a non-active implantable cardiovascular device. It is manufactured using a braided Nitinol technique, thermally set via assembly molds to form a waist with a fixed-orifice support and a hollow double-disc structure. Braided wires reinforce waist support and maintain a circular orifice shape. Once implanted, it forms a stable interatrial shunt. The device is delivered via the femoral vein to the interatrial septum, where the shunt orifice facilitates blood flow diversion and pressure decompression. Various models with different waist and disc diameters are available to accommodate varying degrees and etiologies of heart failure.
Drug: Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Active Comparator: no Device group (Control Group)
Patients will receive maximally tolerated guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure only
Drug: Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
A composite event of all-cause mortality, heart transplantation or left ventricular assist device implantation due to heart failure, heart failure-related rehospitalization post-procedure and Unplanned outpatient worsening heart failure within 12 months
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
A composite event of all-cause mortality, heart transplantation or left ventricular assist device implantation due to heart failure, heart failure-related rehospitalization post-procedure and Unplanned outpatient worsening heart failure within 12 months. Hospitalization for heart failure requires an admission to an in-patient unit or an emergency room stay for ≥24 hours (or <24 hours if subject dies in the emergency room). - Outpatient worsening heart failure requires an unplanned visit to a doctor's office, urgent care center or emergency room visit with stay <24 hours. - Worsening heart failure must be present for both conditions, the definition of which requires all three of the following to be present: 1. Deterioration of HF symptoms: at least 1 of the following symptoms 2. Deterioration of HF signs: 2 physical examination findings or 1 physical examination + 1 laboratory or invasive finding 3. Urgent escalation of therapy
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
6-minute walk distance (6MWD) (0-1000m, higher scores indicate a better outcome）
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Change in exercise capacity post-procedure: 6-Minute Walk Test
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification (I-IV, higher scores indicate a worse outcome）
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Change in New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Change in NT-proBNP levels
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Change in NT-proBNP levels
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Left atrial diameter
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Echocardiographic Left atrial diameter
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Device Success Rates (Treatment Group)
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Device Success is defined as successful implantation of the shunt with normal morphology and position, visible left-to-right shunt on echocardiography, and an immediate decrease in mean Left Atrial Pressure (mLAP) or mean Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure (mPCWP) compared to pre-implantation.
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Changes in 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Presence of arrhythmias
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Shunt Orifice Patency/Occlusion Status (Treatment Group)
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Shunt Orifice Patency/Occlusion Status (Treatment Group)
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
All-cause mortality rate
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
All-cause mortality rate
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Number of HF-related rehospitalizations post-procedure
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Number of HF-related rehospitalizations post-procedure
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) score (0-100, higher scores indicate a better outcome）
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Change in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) score
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Right atrial diameter
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Echocardiographic right atrial diameter
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Left ventricular diameter
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Echocardiographic left ventricular diameter
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Right ventricular diameter
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Echocardiographic reft atrial diameter
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Echocardiographic Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Right Ventricular Fractional Area
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Echocardiographic Right Ventricular Fractional Area
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Aortic regurgitation
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Echocardiographic aortic regurgitation
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Mitral regurgitation
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Echocardiographic mitral regurgitation
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Tricuspid regurgitation
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Echocardiographic tricuspid regurgitation
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Shunt orifice diameter
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Echocardiographic Shunt orifice diameter
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Shunt flow velocity
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Echocardiographic shunt flow velocity
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Trans-shunt pressure gradient
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Echocardiographic trans-shunt pressure gradient
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Shunt flow direction
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Echocardiographic shunt flow direction
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Procedural Success Rates (Treatment Group)
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Procedural Success is defined as achieving Device Success with the patient surviving to hospital discharge.
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

For clinical trials, a planned measurement described in the protocol that is used to determine the effect of an intervention/treatment on participants. For observational studies, a measurement or observation that is used to describe patterns of diseases or traits, or associations with exposures, risk factors, or treatment. Types of outcome measures include primary outcome measure and secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Device-Related Adverse Events
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months
Cardiac tamponade Air embolism Systemic embolization syndrome Thrombus formation on the device surface Device malfunction requiring emergency surgical removal
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Beijing Anzhen Hospital

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Guangyuan Song, M.D., Beijing Anzhen Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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November 25, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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December 31, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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December 31, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 16, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 9, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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September 15, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 15, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 9, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2026

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  • BeijingAnzhen20260716

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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