Tiny implant could spot hidden heart risk in millions
NCT ID NCT04818645
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a small device placed under the skin can detect hidden atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat) in people with heart failure who are at high risk for stroke. About 477 participants either received the implant or standard care. The goal is to see if the monitor finds irregular rhythms earlier and helps doctors start treatments to prevent strokes and hospitalizations.
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Study facts
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- 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 477 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
- 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: * Male and female patients more than 18 years of age (no upper age limit) * HF exacerbation requiring initiation or augmentation of decongestive therapy in a hospital setting (hospitalization or emergency department visit) during the past 24 calendar months prior to consent date OR current treatment with loop-diuretics (furosemide, bumetanide, or torsemide). * LVEF \> 35% on a cardiac imaging study (echocardiogram, nuclear imaging, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging) performed during the past 24 calendar months prior to consent date * One or more FDA-approved indications for an Abbott ICM (unexplained symptoms such as: dizziness, palpitations, chest pain, syncope, and shortness of breath, as well as patients who are at risk for cardiac arrhythmias). * Willing to undergo an Abbott ICM implant and agree to remote ICM monitoring. Exclusion Criteria: * Existing implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), biventricular ICD, implantable cardiac monitor or pacemaker. * Known or documented history AF or atrial flutter any time in past. * Has had a heart transplant * Participation in other clinical trials (observational registries are allowed with approval from the Coordination Center) * Unable or unwilling to cooperate with the protocol * Unable or unwilling to sign the consent for participation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
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