AI eye on the heart: new tool could catch silent attacks
NCT ID NCT07077057
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an artificial intelligence (AI) tool can help doctors identify heart attacks that standard ECG tests miss. About 500 adults with chest pain but no clear signs of a heart attack on their initial ECG will be randomly assigned to get either AI-assisted or standard ECG reading. The goal is to see if the AI speeds up treatment and reduces heart damage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-assisted ECG interpretation (PMcardio)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help doctors detect heart attacks earlier in people whose initial ECG looks normal, potentially saving heart muscle and lives.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial with 500 people, so results may not apply everywhere. The AI tool is an aid, not a replacement for a doctor's judgment, and could still miss some cases.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
- 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. Symptoms suspected of ongoing acute myocardial ischemia: Patients presenting with symptoms such as chest pain, dyspnoea, sweating, nausea or vomiting, pain radiating to the shoulder/arm/jaw/back, fatigue, or light-headedness 2. Age: Patients aged 18 years or older. 3. Informed Consent: Patients able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Clear diagnosis of ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI) according to managing physicians. 2. Pregnancy or Lactation. 3. Legally incompetent to provide informed consent. 4. Symptoms onset\>24 hrs prior to clinical presentation.
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cardiocentro Ticino Institute
RECRUITINGLugano, Canton Ticino, 6900, Switzerland
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