Can immune cells predict how well the heart heals after an attack?
NCT ID NCT07764588
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This study investigates whether the types and behavior of certain immune cells (neutrophils and monocytes) in the blood are linked to how the heart repairs itself after a heart attack. Researchers will follow 50 adults who have had a severe type of heart attack and are scheduled for emergency angioplasty. Using MRI scans, they will measure early scar formation and track major heart events to see if immune cell patterns can predict healing outcomes.
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 help identify which patients are at higher risk of poor heart healing after a heart attack, guiding more personalized follow-up care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with a small number of participants, so findings may not apply to everyone. It does not test a treatment, so it cannot directly change outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 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 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
STEMI patients undergoing PPCI
- Ages
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18 to 80 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 and ≤ 80 years old \- Patients with acute STEMI within 12 hours of symptom onset who are planned to receive PPCI Exclusion Criteria: * Prior revascularization * Known allergy to gadopentetate dimeglumine contrast agent * Pregnancy or planned pregnancy within the next 6 months * Life expectancy \< 1 year * Metallic implants or claustrophobia that precluded MRI * Severe COPD or inability to hold breath for MRI * Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction (ALT \> 5×ULN or eGFR \< 15 mL/min/1.73 m²)
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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