Heart attack diagnosis gets a Sex-Specific upgrade: new study could save Women's lives

NCT ID NCT05336435

Completed Diagnosis Sponsor: Herlev Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study looked at whether using different blood test cutoffs for men and women can better diagnose heart attacks. Current tests use the same cutoff for both sexes, which may miss heart attacks in women and over-diagnose them in men. Researchers tested new sex-specific cutoffs in over 4,800 patients across 22 Danish hospitals to see if this leads to more accurate diagnosis and better outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute coronary syndrome acute myocardial infarction coronary artery disorder intermediate coronary syndrome myocardial infarction

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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE CORONARY SYNDROME, ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

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Locations

Aalborg University Hospital

Aalborg, 9000, Denmark
Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
Amager & Hvidovre Hospital

Hvidovre, 2650, Denmark
Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospital

Bispebjerg, 2400, Denmark
C Torp-Pedersen

Hillerød, 3400, Denmark
Central Jutland Regional Hospital (Viborg Hospital & Silkeborg Hospital)

Viborg, 8800, Denmark
Glostrup University Hospital

Glostrup Municipality, 2600, Denmark
Gødstrup Regional Hospital

Gødstrup, 7400, Denmark
Herlev & Gentofte Hospital

Herlev, 2730, Denmark
Holbaek Sygehus

Holbæk, 4300, Denmark
Horsens Hospital

Horsens, 8700, Denmark
Hospital of Southern Jutland

Aabenraa, 6200, Denmark
North Denmark Regional Hospital

Hjørring, 9800, Denmark
Nykøbing Falster County Hospital

Nykøbing Falster, 4800, Denmark
Odense University Hospital

Odense, 5000, Denmark
Randers Regional Hospital

Randers, 8930, Denmark
Rigshospitalet (Blegdamsvej)

Copenhagen Ø, 2100, Denmark
Slagelse Sygehus

Slagelse, 4200, Denmark
Svendborg Hospital

Svendborg, 5700, Denmark
Sydvestjysk Sygehus

Esbjerg, 6700, Denmark
Sygehus Lillebælt (Kolding Sygehus & Vejle Sygehus)

Kolding, 6000, Denmark
Zealand University Hospital

Køge, 4600, Denmark

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