Blood markers vs. MRI: a heart surgery showdown

NCT ID NCT06066970

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looks at whether common blood tests for heart damage (troponin and CK-MB) match what an MRI shows after heart valve surgery. Researchers will enroll 100 adults having aortic or mitral valve surgery. The goal is to improve how heart attacks are diagnosed after surgery, which could change international guidelines.

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 lead to better, more accurate guidelines for diagnosing heart attacks after heart surgery.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study with only 100 participants. It does not test a new treatment, so direct patient benefits are not guaranteed.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

heart valve disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

CARDIAC VALVE DISEASE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg • Bad Krozingen
RECRUITING

Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, 79106, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Halle
RECRUITING

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, 06120, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Jena
RECRUITING

Jena, Thuringia, 07747, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Münster
RECRUITING

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 48149, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
RECRUITING

Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, 89081, Germany

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