AI reads your Heart's future: new study aims to predict heart attacks from simple ECG
NCT ID NCT07163767
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This large observational study involving 150,000 people tests whether artificial intelligence can predict new heart attacks by analyzing electrocardiogram (ECG) images. The AI model, called AMIdECG, looks at past ECG data that was considered normal to see if it can forecast a future acute myocardial infarction. The goal is to develop a non-invasive, low-cost screening tool for early heart attack risk detection.
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 predict heart attacks earlier using routine ECG tests, potentially saving lives.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The AI model may not be accurate enough for real-world use, and results need further validation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150,000 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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Dec 2028
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
In-hospital patients with ECG records
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Hospitalized in cardiology department with myocardial injury marker testing (troponin T/I). * In-hospital patients with ECG records. Exclusion Criteria: * First ECG obtained in emergency department. * ACS diagnosis within 1 month of first ECG.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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