New CT scan could predict heart attack Survivors' future risk
NCT ID NCT07537296
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a detailed CT scan of the heart and arteries can better predict future heart attacks, heart failure, or dangerous heart rhythms in people who have already had a heart attack and a stent placed. Researchers will follow 1,000 patients for up to five years, using the CT scan results along with other data to build a risk prediction model. The goal is to improve how doctors identify high-risk patients and tailor their follow-up care.
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 a new, non-invasive way to identify heart attack survivors at highest risk for future events, enabling more personalized follow-up care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The CT scan may not prove more useful than current methods, and results may not change patient outcomes.
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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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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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
The study population was recruited from three large tertiary hospitals and included patients with acute myocardial infarction who underwent PCI.
- 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 * AMI within the previous 4 weeks, including STEMI or NSTEMI * PCI performed for ACS culprit lesion according to current guidelines * Hemodynamically stable * Willingness to undergo multimodal cardiac CT within 7 days after PCI * Willingness to participate in telephone follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to cardiac CT (eGFR \<30 mL/min/1.73 m² or iodine contrast allergy) * Previous coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) * History of heart failure or previous myocardial infarction * Severe arrhythmia or structural heart disease * Poor image quality or missing CT data * Expected survival \<6 months
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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
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle road, Qinhuai District
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210006, China
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Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle road, Qinhuai District
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210006, China
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