Early heart scans may help kidney patients live longer and delay dialysis
NCT ID NCT07474441
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study reviewed medical records of 139 people with advanced chronic kidney disease who had a heart attack. Researchers wanted to see if getting a coronary angiogram (a special X-ray of the heart arteries) soon after the heart attack was linked to living longer and needing dialysis later. The study found that early angiography was associated with better survival and a longer time before starting dialysis.
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 the findings hold, this could guide doctors to use early angiography more often in kidney patients with heart attacks, potentially improving survival and delaying dialysis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study, not a controlled trial, so it can only show an association, not prove cause and effect. The results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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139 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2017
- Finished
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Dec 2021
- 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 pre-dialysis CKD stage 4-5 with acute coronary syndrome
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Advanced stage CKD, defined as an eGFR less than 30 mL/min/1.73 m² * Diagnosis with ACS, by the recorded diagnosis code, between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2021 at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Received maintenance dialysis or kidney transplantation before admission * Cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest * Prior PCI or CABG within 12 months * Recently diagnosed with ACS within 2 months * Had a limited life expectancy due to non-cardiovascular disease * Pregnant.
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