Hidden heart danger: new study aims to catch silent plaque before It's too late
NCT ID NCT07252830
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 1000 adults (ages 40-80) with high cholesterol but no heart symptoms. Researchers want to see if using special scans of the neck and heart arteries can find hidden plaque better than the standard risk calculator. The goal is to improve early detection and prevention of heart attacks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
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
Cardiology team of the Poitiers polyclinic (France)
- Ages
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40 to 80 years
- 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: * Age \> 40 years and \< 80 years referred to general cardiology consultation * LDL-C level \> 1.6 g/L, or LDL-C level \> 1.3 g/L with at least one associated major cardiovascular (CV) risk factor (RCF) (smoking, hypertension, diabetes). * Coronary artery reserve assessment and EDTSA performed in a day hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Known or suspected carotid atherosclerotic disease * Significant ischemic heart disease known or suspected at the time of the initial consultation * Protected adult patient (patient under guardianship, curatorship, or other legal protection, deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision) * Opposition expressed by the patient to the use of their health data. * Patient may have limited understanding of the information sheet
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Polyclinqiue de Poitiers
RECRUITINGPoitiers, 86000, France
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