AI reads heart scans to predict heart attacks
NCT ID NCT06025305
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is developing an artificial intelligence system to analyze CT scans of the heart. The goal is to automatically detect and measure dangerous plaque that can cause heart attacks. Researchers will compare the AI's findings with detailed imaging tests and track patient outcomes in 2,000 participants across China.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI diagnostic software
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI could help doctors spot dangerous plaque earlier and better predict heart attacks, leading to more personalized treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The AI may not perform as well in real-world settings, and results may not apply outside China.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
consecutive patients who first underwent CCTA and then Intravascular imaging in China
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Intravascular imaging (including intravascular ultrasound or optical coherence tomography) was performed within 3 months after CCTA; * No change in medications or clinical symptoms during CCTA and intravascular imaging examinations; * Coronary artery diameter stenosis of 30% to 90% on invasive coronary imaging. Exclusion Criteria: * Image quality of CCTA or intravascular US was inadequate to analyze; * Intravascular imaging was performed after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or pre-dilation of the target lesions; * Lesions could not be co-registered between CCTA and intravascular US; * Missing CCTA or intravascular US data
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Research Institute Of Medical Imaging Jinling Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210018, China
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