AI may speed up heart procedure for dangerous rhythm disorder

NCT ID NCT06138873

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether using an AI tool (Ablation Index) during heart ablation can shorten the procedure for patients with ventricular tachycardia caused by prior heart attacks. About 100 adults with ischemic cardiomyopathy and scar-related VT will be randomly assigned to standard ablation or AI-guided ablation. The main goal is to see if AI guidance reduces the time radiofrequency energy is applied.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Ablation-index guided radiofrequency catheter ablation
What this could lead to: If successful, this could make heart ablation procedures faster and more efficient for patients with scar-related ventricular tachycardia.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-phase trial (100 participants) testing a procedural technique, not a new drug. The benefit may be modest or not translate to better long-term outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiomyopathy myocardial ischemia Tachycardia ventricular tachycardia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA

Contacts and locations

Locations

Mass General Brigham and Women's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Mayo Clinic
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
Medical University of Michigan
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
Medical University of South Carolina
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
Rush University Medical Center
RECRUITING

Chicago, Illinois, 60614, United States

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