Hunt for the hidden signs: can a blood test predict a fatal heart event?

NCT ID NCT01114269

Ongoing Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Summary

This study aims to find simple, inexpensive markers—like those from blood tests or heart tracings (ECGs)—that can specifically predict which heart disease patients are at highest risk for sudden cardiac death. It is following over 5,700 people with a history of heart attack or mild heart weakness to see if these markers can tell apart dangerous irregular heartbeats from other causes of death. The goal is to help doctors more accurately identify who needs an implantable defibrillator, a life-saving device, while sparing others who don't.

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Locations

Abington Memorial Hospital

Abington, Pennsylvania, 19001, United States
Advanced Heartcare, LLC

Bridgewater, New Jersey, 08807, United States
Advocate Medical Group

Chicago, Illinois, 60643, United States
Advocate Medical Group - Heart and Vascular of IL

Chicago, Illinois, 60657, United States
Alaska Heart Institute

Anchorage, Alaska, 99508, United States
Albany Associates Cardiology

Albany, New York, 12205, United States
Allegheny General Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
AnMed Health

Anderson, South Carolina, 29621, United States
Asheville Cardiology Associates

Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, United States
Baptist Health Lexington

Lexington, Kentucky, 40503, United States
Bay Area Cardiology Associates, P.A.

Brandon, Florida, 33511, United States
Baystate Cardiology

Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States
Beaver Medical Group/Clinical Care Research

Banning, California, 92220, United States
Black Hills Cardiovascular Research

Rapid City, South Dakota, 57701, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Buffalo General Hospital/Kaleida Health

Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
Cardiology Associates of Palm Beach - West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401, United States
Cardiovascular Associates Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23454, United States
Cardiovascular Consultants

Phoenix, Arizona, 85032, United States
Cardiovasular Research of Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee, 37917, United States
Carolina Cardiology Associates

Rock Hill, South Carolina, 29732, United States
Colorado Heart and Vascular

Denver, Colorado, 80204, United States
Columbia University Health Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States
Community Heart and Vascular

Anderson, Indiana, 46011, United States
Consultants in Cardiovascular Medicine

Melrose Park, Illinois, 60160, United States
Doylestown Cardiology Associates

Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 18901, United States
Eastern Carolina Cardiovascular

Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 27909, United States
Florida Hospital

Orlando, Florida, 32804, United States
Georgia Heart Specialist

Covington, Georgia, 30014, United States
Glacier View Cardiology

Kalispell, Montana, 59901, United States
Gotham Cardiovascular

New York, New York, 10001, United States
Hawthorn Medical Associates

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 02747, United States
Intermountain Medical Center

Murray, Utah, 84157, United States
Iowa Heart Center

West Des Moines, Iowa, 50266, United States
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Jamaica, New York, 11418, United States
Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center

Houma, Louisiana, 70363, United States
Maimonides Medical Center

Brooklyn, New York, 11219, United States
Maine Research Associates

Auburn, Maine, 04210, United States
Maine Research Associates - Lewiston

Lewiston, Maine, 04240, United States
McLaren Medical Center - Macomb

Mount Clemens, Michigan, 48043, United States
Memorial Health System

Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80909, United States
Memphis VA Medical Center

Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States
Mercy Medical Associates

Fairfield, Ohio, 45014, United States
MetroHealth Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, 44109, United States
Michigan Heart

Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197, United States
Mid-Valley Cardiology

Kingston, New York, 12401, United States
Minneapolis VA Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417, United States
Mississauga Clinical Research Centre

Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 2P7, Canada
Mount Sinai Medical Center

Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, United States
NECCR Internal Medicine and Cardiology Associates, LLC

Fall River, Massachusetts, 02720, United States
New Mexico VA Healthcare Systems

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108, United States
Non-Invasive Cardiovascular PA

Houston, Texas, 77074, United States
North Ohio Research, Ltd.

Elyria, Ohio, 44035, United States
Northeast Georgia Heart Center, P.C.

Gainesville, Georgia, 30501, United States
Northeast Ohio Cardiovascular Specialists

Akron, Ohio, 44304, United States
Northstate Clinical Research

Lenoir, North Carolina, 28645, United States
Northwest Ohio Cardiology Consultants/The Toledo Hospital

Toledo, Ohio, 43615, United States
Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center

Dearborn, Michigan, 48124, United States
Oklahoma City VA Medical Center Veterans Research and Education Foundation

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
Oklahoma Foundation for Cardiovascular Research

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73120, United States
Orlando Regional Medical Center

Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
Palm Beach Gardens Research Center

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 33410, United States
Phoenix Heart, PLLC

Glendale, Arizona, 85306, United States
Pinehurst Medical Clinic, Inc.

Pinehurst, North Carolina, 28374, United States
Primary Care Cardiology Research

Ayer, Massachusetts, 01432, United States
Providence Health Center

Waco, Texas, 76712, United States
Reliable Clinical Research

Miami, Florida, 33135, United States
Sanford Cardiology

Sanford, North Carolina, 27330, United States
St. Elizabeth Medical Center - Hotvedt

Utica, New York, 13501, United States
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center

Paterson, New Jersey, 07503, United States
St. Luke's Bethlehem

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18018, United States
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Stony Brook University Medical Center

Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
Tallahassee Research Institute, Inc.

Tallahassee, Florida, 32308, United States
The Cardiac Center of Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska, 68131, United States
The University of Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
Transcatheter Medical, Inc. Centro Cardiovascular de Caguas y del Caribe

Rio Piedras, 00924, Puerto Rico
University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada
University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
University of Florida - Gainsville

Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
University of Maryland Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
University of Michigan Medical Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
University of Missouri Health Care

Columbia, Missouri, 65201, United States
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
VA Medical Center - Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
Vancouver General Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada
Velella Research

Sarasota, Florida, 34233, United States
Wake Forest

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
Winthrop-University Hospital

Mineola, New York, 11501, United States

Conditions

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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH