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AI turns routine heart tracings into an early warning for a silent valve disease
NCT ID NCT07827105
First seen Sep 18, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026
Summary
Researchers test whether an AI algorithm called AK-AVS can spot moderate-to-severe aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the heart's aortic valve, in older adults who have not been diagnosed. The study reviews about 4,000 routine electrocardiograms (ECGs) already collected during primary care, urgent care, or emergency visits for people aged 65 and older. When the algorithm flags a possible sign of aortic stenosis, those patients are invited for a symptom questionnaire, a physical exam, and a heart ultrasound to confirm whether the condition is present.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an AI-based ECG algorithm for detecting aortic stenosis
- What this could lead to
- If it works, routine heart tracings could flag hidden aortic valve narrowing earlier, so people get a heart ultrasound and treatment before symptoms worsen.
- What could go wrong
- The algorithm may miss cases or raise false alarms, and this study only checks how well it reads existing ECGs. It cannot show whether earlier detection improves health.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 4,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants will be drawn from patients 65 years of age or older with 12-lead ECGs on file at a primary care outpatient office, urgent care facility, or emergency department. Eligible ECGs, acquired within the prior 6 months, will be identified through electronic health record review and randomly selected by the principal investigator for AK-AVS screening.
- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * ECGs from primary care or ER visits * ECGs must include all relevant parameters for AK-AVS intake * Patients aged 65 and older at the time of the ECG Subgroup analysis: * Patients with Insulin Resistance (pre-diabetic), Diabetes Mellitus, and Chronic Kidney Disease * Patients with hypertension Exclusion Criteria: * ECG Poor Quality (as indicated by cardiology information system) * Patients already seen by cardiology, to effectively exclude: Pacemaker / Paced rhythm Ejection fraction (EF) less than 40% Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) Prior diagnosis of Aortic Stenosis Prior diagnosis of heart failure Prior myocardial infraction (MI) Prior cardiac surgery
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UC Irvine Health
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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