Can a heart ultrasound predict your stroke risk?

NCT ID NCT04649034

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This completed study looked at 258 people with different types of cardiomyopathy (a disease of the heart muscle) to see if special imaging could predict stroke risk. Researchers used echocardiograms and MRI scans to measure blood flow in the heart and check for silent brain infarcts (small strokes without symptoms). The goal was to find better ways to identify who is at highest risk for stroke.

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 help doctors better predict stroke risk in people with certain heart conditions using standard imaging tests.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to any direct changes in patient care or outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

coronary thrombosis dilated cardiomyopathy hypertrophic cardiomyopathy stroke disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY STROKE THROMBOSIS CARDIAC

Contacts and locations

Locations

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

Barcelona, 08036, Spain
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon

Madrid, 28007, Spain
Hospital Universitario Clínico de Salamanca

Salamanca, 37007, Spain

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