New tool aims to predict heart surgery needs in seniors
NCT ID NCT07311954
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to create a risk model that helps doctors decide which elderly patients (over 70) with heart disease need procedures like stents or bypass surgery. Researchers will collect CT scans, blood tests, and frailty assessments from 800 participants and follow them for two years. The goal is to improve decision-making and avoid unnecessary procedures.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Elderly patients aged 70 years and older with multivessel coronary artery disease identified by coronary CT angiography and scheduled to undergo invasive coronary angiography at participating centers.
- Ages
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70 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 70 years. 2. Multivessel coronary artery disease identified on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), defined as ≥50% stenosis in at least two of the three major epicardial coronary arteries. 3. Scheduled to undergo invasive coronary angiography as part of standard clinical care. 4. Able to provide informed consent, or consent provided by a legally authorized representative. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous coronary revascularization, including percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). 2. Acute myocardial infarction at admission, according to electrocardiographic findings and elevated cardiac biomarkers consistent with acute MI. 3. Poor-quality CCTA images that prevent accurate assessment of coronary plaque characteristics or stenosis severity. 4. Refusal or inability to participate in the study or to provide informed consent.
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