Simple blood test may spare heart patients unpleasant procedure

NCT ID NCT03455673

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether a simple scoring system (ATE score) can safely rule out dangerous blood clots in the heart before a procedure for atrial fibrillation. Over 3,000 adults participated. The goal was to see if the score could replace a more uncomfortable ultrasound test, potentially making preparation for treatment easier and less invasive.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

atrial fibrillation atrial tachycardia thrombotic disease

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier de Pau

    Pau, France

  • Groupe Hospitalier de la Rochelle Ré Aunis

    La Rochelle, France

  • Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière

    Paris, France

  • Service de cardiologie, CH Annecy Genevois

    Annecy, France

  • Service de cardiologie, CH Le Mans

    Le Mans, France

  • Service de cardiologie, CHR Metz Thionville

    Metz, France

  • Service de cardiologie, CHU Brest

    Brest, France

  • Service de cardiologie, CHU Nîmes

    Nîmes, France

  • Service de cardiologie, CHU Rouen

    Rouen, France

  • Service de cardiologie, CHU Saint Etienne

    Saint-Etienne, France

  • Service de cardiologie, CHU Toulouse

    Toulouse, France

  • Service de cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier du pays d'Aix

    Aix-en-Provence, France

  • Service de cardiologie, Clinique Saint Joseph

    Trélaze, France

  • Service de cardiologie, Hôpital privé du Confluent

    Nantes, France

  • University Hospital Geneva

    Geneva, Switzerland