Heart attack timing trial: quicker scans may save lives in heart failure patients
NCT ID NCT07002164
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether doing a coronary angiogram (a special X-ray of the heart arteries) within 2 hours of diagnosis is better than waiting until the patient's heart failure symptoms improve. The study includes 780 adults with a type of heart attack called NSTEMI who also have new or worsening heart failure. The goal is to see if immediate imaging reduces the chance of death, another heart attack, or heart failure hospitalization over the next year.
What this could mean
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Active substance
Coronary angiography (a procedure to look at heart arteries using dye and X-rays)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could show that doing angiography within 2 hours reduces the risk of death, another heart attack, or heart failure hospitalization compared to waiting until the patient stabilizes.
What could go wrong
This is a single trial with 780 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study is open-label, meaning doctors and patients know which group they are in, which can bias results. There is also a risk that immediate angiography could cause complications in unstable patients.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Chonnam National University Hospital
RECRUITINGGwangju, South Korea
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Chungnam National University Hospital
RECRUITINGDaejeon, South Korea
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Dong-A University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPusan, South Korea
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Gwangju Veterans Hospital
RECRUITINGGwangju, South Korea
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Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital
RECRUITINGChangwon, South Korea
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Gyeongsang National University Hospital
RECRUITINGJinju, South Korea
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Jeonbuk National University Hospital
RECRUITINGJeonju, South Korea
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Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center
WITHDRAWNSeoul, South Korea
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Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital
RECRUITINGDaegu, South Korea
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Koera University Guro Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Korea University Anam Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Kwangju Christian Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGwangju, South Korea
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Kyungpook National University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDaegu, South Korea
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeongnam, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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St. Carollo General Hospital
RECRUITINGSuncheon, South Korea
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Yeongnam University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDaegu, South Korea
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Yonsei University, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
RECRUITINGWŏnju, South Korea