5,000 heart attack patients tracked for years to see what treatments work best
NCT ID NCT03412435
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This registry is following 5,000 people who had a heart attack and were treated with medications, stents, or bypass surgery at Asan Medical Center in Korea. Researchers are tracking deaths, repeat heart attacks, and other major events over the long term to understand which treatments lead to the best outcomes. The study does not test a new drug or device—it observes real-world results to improve future care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2018
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
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
All consecutive acute myocardial infarction patients diagnosed through coronary angiography
- 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: * All consecutive acute myocardial infarction patients diagnosed through coronary angiography
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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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Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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