Heart attack patients monitored for hidden rhythm disorder
NCT ID NCT04528511
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tracks 774 adults who develop a new type of irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) while hospitalized for a heart attack. Researchers will use continuous electronic monitoring to measure how much time patients spend in this abnormal rhythm. The goal is to see if the amount of irregular rhythm predicts future health problems like death or heart failure, and to help doctors decide who needs blood thinners.
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 could lead to better ways to predict complications and guide blood-thinner use in heart attack patients who develop atrial fibrillation.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results may only show associations, not cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 774 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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
Patients with AMI who do not have a medical history of AF and develop an incident AF episode during the index hospitalization.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Adult patients (\>18 years old); * Patient with AMI (including STEMI and NSTEMI) who developed NOAF during the index hospitalization; * Patients must have received in-hospital CEM for at least 5 days; * Patients must give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a medical history of pre-existing AF; * Patients with a medical history of rheumatic valvular disease; * Patients with a medical history of sick sinus syndrome; * Patients undergoing emergent coronary artery bypass surgery; * Patients who suffer malignant tumors with an expected lifetime less than 1 year ; * Patients who refuse to receive CEM during hospitalization and the data of heart rhythm cannot be retrieved; * Patients who refuse to receive percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or have contraindications for PCI; * Patients who have died during the index hospitalization.
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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
5 sites. 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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Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200072, China
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Kaifeng Central Hospital
RECRUITINGKaifeng, Henan, China
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Luoyang Central Hospital
RECRUITINGLuoyang, Henan, China
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Shanghai Seventh People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
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