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AI reads heart scans to spot hidden danger
NCT ID NCT06029777
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested whether artificial intelligence could analyze CT scans of the heart to better predict who is at risk for heart attacks or death. Researchers looked at data from 2190 patients with coronary artery disease. The goal was to create a risk score that goes beyond standard measures to guide more personalized treatment.
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 AI tool could help doctors identify which patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease need more aggressive treatment to prevent heart attacks.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective analysis, not a prospective trial. The AI model needs validation in new patient groups before it can be used in practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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2,190 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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
Patients undergoing clinically indicated cCTA for suspected CAD.
- 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: 1. Patients with CT performed for CAD assessment between 2017 and 2019. 2. Follow-up duration of at least 4 years. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Refusal to participate in the study 2. Age \<18 years old 3. History of previous coronary revascularization 4. Presence of other cardiovascular comorbidities (e.g. inflammatory cardiomyopathy, valvular cardiomyopathy, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, infiltrative cardiomyopathy)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS San Raffaele
Milan, 20132, Italy
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