AI heart check may skip ultrasound for AFib patients
NCT ID NCT07486739
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether an artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of a simple electrocardiogram (ECG) can safely replace routine heart ultrasound (echocardiography) in managing atrial fibrillation (AF). About 1,724 adults with AF will be randomly assigned to either AI-ECG guided care or standard ultrasound-based care. The goal is to see if the AI approach is just as good at preventing serious events like stroke, hospitalization, or death.
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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 1,724 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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19 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. AF documented by electrocardiography within the past 12 months * AF documented on a 12-lead electrocardiogram or recorded for ≥30 seconds on a single-lead or multi-lead electrocardiogram. 2. Patients for whom an initial or repeat transthoracic echocardiographic evaluation is clinically indicated. 3. A CHA₂DS₂-VA score of ≥2. 4. Aged ≥19 years at the time of enrollment and able to provide written informed consent voluntarily. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Transthoracic echocardiography performed within the past 6 months. 2. Ventricular rate ≥110 beats per minute during atrial fibrillation. 3. Atrial fibrillation due to a reversible cause. 4. New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class IV or European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) class IV symptoms. 5. Known history of structural heart disease or clinical findings suggestive of structural heart disease based on medical history and physical examination. (e.g., presence of a cardiac murmur of Levine scale grade 3 or higher on auscultation, or murmurs suggestive of moderate to severe mitral stenosis, such as an opening snap or diastolic rumbling murmur). 6. Baseline electrocardiographic conduction abnormalities or significant electrocardiographic findings suggestive of clinically meaningful structural heart disease (e.g., Mobitz type II second-degree atrioventricular block, third-degree atrioventricular block, or QTc ≥480 ms). 7. History of prior cardiac surgery. 8. History of acute coronary syndrome or coronary revascularization within the past 90 days. 9. History of intracardiac thrombosis or systemic thromboembolism within the past 90 days. 10. History of transient ischemic attack, ischemic stroke, or intracranial hemorrhage within the past 90 days. 11. History of ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. 12. Severe liver disease associated with coagulopathy (e.g., AST or ALT \>3× the upper limit of normal, or total bilirubin \>2× the upper limit of normal). 13. Severe chronic kidney disease (stage V), requiring or imminently requiring dialysis. 14. Contraindication to anticoagulation therapy. 15. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy during the study period. 16. Life expectancy of less than 1 year. 17. Current participation in another randomized clinical trial.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
28 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ajou University Hospital
Suwon, South Korea
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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Boramae Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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CHA Bundang Medical Center
Seongnam, South Korea
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Chonnam National University Hospital
Gwangju, South Korea
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Daegu Catholic University Medical Center
Daegu, South Korea
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Dankook University Hospital
Cheonan, South Korea
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Dong-A University Hospital
Busan, South Korea
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Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Incheon, South Korea
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Gangnam Severance Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
Anyang, South Korea
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Hanyang University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Jeonbuk National University Hospital
Jeonju, South Korea
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Kangbuk Samsung Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital
Daegu, South Korea
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Korea University Ansan Hospital
Ansan, South Korea
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Korea University Guro Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
Seoul, South Korea
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Kyung Hee University Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital
Daegu, South Korea
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Presbyterian Medical Center (Jesus Hospital)
Jeonju, South Korea
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Yangsan, South Korea
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Samsung Changwon Hospital
Changwon, South Korea
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Severance Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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