Massive heart database aims to unlock secrets of cardiovascular disease
NCT ID NCT00378924
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study creates a large database of about 12,000 people with and without heart disease. Researchers collect medical information and blood samples to analyze factors that influence heart conditions like coronary artery disease, heart failure, and stroke. The goal is to better understand what causes these diseases and how to treat them more effectively.
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 database could help doctors identify factors that cause or worsen heart disease and improve treatment strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It collects data but does not test any new drug or therapy, so direct patient benefits may take years.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 12,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Dec 2003
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2030
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
General population \& patients presenting to the hospital
- Ages
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20 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: 1. All hospital and clinic participants aged 18 years and older 2. Participants with and without active or presumed cardiovascular disease including but not limited to: 1. Coronary Artery Disease 2. Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies 3. Peripheral Vascular Disease 4. Valve disease 5. Adult Congenital Heart disease 6. Electrophysiological Disorders 3. Any individual aged 18 and above in satisfactory physical health and able to tolerate a blood draw or buccal swab. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Significant Documented Anemia (Hemoglobin \<8 g/dL) 2. Blood transfusions within past 3 weeks 3. Enrollment against doctor recommendation 4. Participant not able to provide consent including but not limited to: 1. Intubated and critically unwell participants 2. Dementia 3. Alzheimer's disease 4. Moderate to severe alcohol or drug abuse 5. Against religious beliefs (e.g. Jehovah's witness)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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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
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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Emory School Of Medicine
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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