New magnetic heart test could speed up heart attack diagnosis in ER
NCT ID NCT05809648
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a device called magnetocardiography (MCG) can quickly and accurately tell if chest pain is caused by a heart attack. Researchers at Mayo Clinic will use the MCG scanner on 1,000 emergency room patients with chest pain and compare its accuracy to standard tests. If it works, MCG could help doctors make faster decisions and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Magnetocardiography (MCG) device (Mesuron Avalon-H90)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, MCG could become a faster, more accurate way to diagnose heart attacks in the emergency room, reducing unnecessary hospital stays and missed diagnoses.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. The device may not prove more accurate than current methods, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
Subjects presenting with chest pain to the Mayo Clinic Minnesota, Saint Mary's hospital emergency department (ED).
- 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: * Patients presenting to the ED with acute chest pain when an ACS is on the differential diagnosis. * Patient willing and able to give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * ST elevation \> 1 mm on any two contiguous ECG leads. * Hemodynamic instability (SBP \>220 or \<80, HR \>160). * Pregnant patients. * Incarcerated patients (FMC patients). * Patients with a pacemaker or defibrillator. * Metal implants in the body (that are not MRI safe). * Patients that are unable to lie down in the MCG machine or stay still. * Patients who are unable to understand the informed consent process (ex: non-English speakers without an available interpreter, cognitive delay). * Patients without the capacity to provide written informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Minnesota
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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