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Massive chest pain registry reveals gaps between guidelines and real-world care in china

NCT ID NCT04014972

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: China Cardiovascular Association Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 16, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study analyzes data from over 3 million patients in China's Chest Pain Center registry to understand how people with acute chest pain are diagnosed and treated in real hospitals. It focuses on conditions like heart attacks, unstable angina, aortic dissection, and pulmonary embolism. The goal is to compare actual care with guideline recommendations and identify where improvements are needed.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 3,000,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2015

Finished

Dec 2021

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

The study population was inpatients (18 years and older) admitted to the Chest Pain Central database with symptoms of chest pain.The database registration of this study was conducted in more than 6000 registered hospitals in 31 provinces in China.All hospitals participating in the Chest Pain Center program are encouraged to manage patients in accordance with local standard practices (as recommended by current Chinese guidelines). This study will include data on all patients in the chest pain central database.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Patients were included if they met the following criteria: 1. age ≥18 years; 2. either sex; 3. a definitive diagnosis of at least one of the following: acute coronary syndrome (STEMI, NSTEMI, or unstable angina), acute pulmonary embolism, or aortic dissection. Exclusion Criteria: * No

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute myocardial infarction Aortic Dissection intermediate coronary syndrome myocardial infarction pulmonary embolism ST-elevation myocardial infarction

As listed by the trial registrant

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Aortic dissection Chest pain center Nstemi - non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) Pulmonary embolism Stemi - ST elevation myocardial infarction Unstable angina (UA)

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