Heart imaging study aims to predict cardiac events
NCT ID NCT02792075
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 4000 people with coronary artery disease who have had special imaging of their heart arteries. Researchers will track them for 5 years to see how well the images predict serious events like heart attacks or the need for repeat procedures. The goal is to improve risk assessment and guide future treatment decisions.
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 help doctors better predict heart attacks and guide treatment decisions for people with narrowed arteries.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly improve health. Results may not apply to everyone with coronary artery disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 4,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2016
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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
Patients with intracoronary imaging
- 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: * Patients with intracoronary imaging * Written consent Exclusion Criteria: * Severe calcification and/or severe tortuosity * Lesion with previous bypass graft surgery (CABG) * Left ventricular ejection fraction less than 30 % * Coronary spasm * Life expectancy less than 2 years * Pregnancy or breast-feeding
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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
11 sites. 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. 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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Ajou University Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSuwon, South Korea
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Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, Songpa-gu, 138-736, South Korea
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Chung-Ang university hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Chungnam National University Hospital
RECRUITINGDaejeon, South Korea
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Gachon University Gil Hospital
TERMINATEDIncheon, South Korea
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Inje University Busan Paik Hospital
RECRUITINGBusan, South Korea
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Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital
RECRUITINGIlsan, South Korea
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Jeju national university hospital
RECRUITINGJeju City, South Korea
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Kangbuk Samsung Hospital
WITHDRAWNSeoul, South Korea
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Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center
RECRUITINGDaegu, South Korea
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Korea University Guro Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Pusan National University Hospital
RECRUITINGPusan, South Korea
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Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital Cheonan
RECRUITINGCheonan, South Korea
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Ulsan University Hospital
WITHDRAWNUlsan, South Korea
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Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
RECRUITINGWŏnju, South Korea
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