Can a simple score predict a dangerous type of heart attack?
NCT ID NCT06423625
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
Researchers have created a prediction score to estimate the chance of a hemorrhagic (bleeding) heart attack in patients before they undergo emergency artery-opening treatment. The study involved 252 adults having their first heart attack and treated with primary PCI. The goal is to help doctors identify high-risk patients earlier.
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 prediction model could help doctors identify patients at risk for a bleeding-related heart attack before treatment, potentially guiding safer care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed observational study that only developed a model; it has not been tested in real-time clinical use or proven to improve outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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252 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Dec 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
The study population consists of individuals aged 18 - 80 yrs who have been diagnosed with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and are scheduled for emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
- Ages
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18 to 79 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 \> 18 yrs * Index MI * Primary PCI Exclusion Criteria: * History of prior myocardial infarction, * Thrombolysis before PCI * Contraindication to Cardiac MRI
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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