Heart waves study tests pulse speed as a clue to clogged arteries
NCT ID NCT06734247
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether measuring the speed of pulse waves in arteries, combined with machine learning, could improve prediction of significant coronary artery disease in people with chest pain or shortness of breath. Researchers planned to enroll 156 patients undergoing a heart CT scan. The study was terminated early, so its findings are limited.
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 approach could lead to a non-invasive, low-cost way to better predict who has significant coronary artery disease before more invasive tests.
- What could go wrong
- The study was terminated early, so results are limited. The method is still experimental and may not prove accurate enough for routine use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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156 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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 undergoing coronary CTA to investigate potential symptomatic coronary artery disease
- Ages
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30 to 70 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: * Patients undergoing coronary computer tomography angiography to investigate stable suspected symptomatic coronary artery disease. * Age 30 to \<70 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: * Known coronary artery disease (prior myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass graft or any angiographic evidence of coronary artery disease ≥50% lesion in a major epicardial vessel). * Known significant cardiac (\> moderate valvular disease, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or congenital heart disease), or pulmonary condition which could explain symptoms. * Known ongoing atrial fibrillation/flutter. * No Swedish social security number. * Unable to provide written informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Danderyd University Hospital
Stockholm, Sweden
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