Hidden heart condition may be common in seniors with heart failure

NCT ID NCT06427304

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

Summary

This study looks at how often cardiac amyloidosis—a condition where abnormal proteins build up in the heart—occurs in people aged 80 and older who have been hospitalized for heart failure. Researchers will use bone scans to detect the condition in 637 participants. The goal is to find out how many of these older patients have undiagnosed cardiac amyloidosis, which could help improve future screening and care.

What this could mean

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

What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that cardiac amyloidosis is a common, hidden cause of heart failure in older adults, leading to better screening and earlier diagnosis.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any therapy, and the results may not apply to all older adults with heart failure.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial amyloidosis heart failure

As listed by the trial registrant

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

CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Ambroise Paré Hospital
RECRUITING

Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France Region, 92100, France
Bretonneau Hospital
RECRUITING

Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75018, France
CHRU Nancy
RECRUITING

Nancy, 54000, France
CHRU Tours-Bretonneau Hospital
RECRUITING

Tours, 37000, France
CHU Amiens Picardie
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Amiens, 80000, France
CHU Angers
RECRUITING

Angers, 49100, France
CHU Bordeaux
RECRUITING

Bordeaux, 33000, France
CHU Dijon
RECRUITING

Dijon, 21000, France
CHU Grenoble Alpes
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Grenoble, 38700, France
CHU Lille
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Lille, 59000, France
CHU Limoges
RECRUITING

Limoges, 87000, France
CHU Lyon
RECRUITING

Lyon, 69002, France
CHU Marseille
RECRUITING

Marseille, 13005, France
CHU Montpellier
RECRUITING

Montpellier, Occitanie, 34090, France
CHU Nantes
RECRUITING

Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, 44000, France
CHU Nice
RECRUITING

Nice, 06000, France
CHU Orléans
RECRUITING

Orléans, 45100, France
CHU Poitiers
RECRUITING

Poitiers, New Aquitaine, 86000, France
CHU Rennes
RECRUITING

Rennes, 35000, France
CHU Rouen, Charles Nicole hospital
RECRUITING

Rouen, Normandy, 76000, France
CHU Toulouse
RECRUITING

Toulouse, Occitanie, 31300, France
CHU Trousseau-Tours
RECRUITING

Chambray-lès-Tours, 37170, France
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Castres-Mazamet
RECRUITING

Castres, 81100, France
Centre Hospitalier de Carcassonne
RECRUITING

Carcassonne, 11100, France
Charles Foix Hospital
RECRUITING

Ivry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France Region, 94200, France
Clinique Saint Joseph Trelaze
RECRUITING

Trélazé, 49800, France
Clinique du Millénaire-Montpellier
RECRUITING

Montpellier, 34000, France
Corentin Celton Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Issy-les-Moulineaux, Île-de-France Region, 92130, France
Emile Roux Hospital
RECRUITING

Limeil-Brévannes, Île-de-France Region, 94450, France
Europeen Georges Pompidou Hospital
RECRUITING

Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75015, France
GH Sud Ile-de-France
RECRUITING

Melun, Île-de-France Region, 77000, France
Geriatric Department, Broca Hospital
RECRUITING

Paris, IIe-de-France, 75013, France
Hôpital Privé Gériatrique LES SOURCES-Nice
RECRUITING

Nice, 06100, France
Lariboisière Hospital
RECRUITING

Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75010, France
Médipôle Hôpital Mutualiste Villeurbanne
RECRUITING

Villeurbanne, 69100, France
Saint Joseph Hospital
RECRUITING

Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75014, France

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