New markers could improve heart attack prognosis
NCT ID NCT03070496
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study followed 281 people who had a severe type of heart attack called STEMI. Researchers collected blood samples, ECGs, MRIs, and quality-of-life questionnaires to find new biological and imaging markers that could help predict outcomes like heart failure. The goal is to improve how doctors assess recovery and tailor treatment after a heart attack.
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 could lead to better ways to predict recovery and complications after a heart attack, improving patient care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly change patient outcomes, and findings may need further validation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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281 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2017
- Finished
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Jun 2023
- 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.
- Ages
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18 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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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 years old * Diagnosis of STEMI defined by ST segment elevation ≥ 0.2 mV in 2 contiguous leads on a 12-lead ECG. * Primary Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of STEMI not confirmed by angiography * Refusal to participate in the study or to sign the consent * Impossibility to give information to the subject about the study * Lack of medical social coverage * Obvious contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging (claustrophobia, pacemaker, defibrillator, renal insufficiency, known allergy to a contrast agent) * Deprivation of civil rights * participating to another interventional study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Strasbourg
Strasbourg, 67091, France
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CHU de Tours
Tours, France
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Hôpital Cardiovasculaire Louis Pradel
Bron, 69677, France
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