Heart stent study seeks to sharpen risk prediction with advanced imaging
NCT ID NCT07511231
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will follow 1,800 people who had a stent placed in their heart arteries using a special camera (OCT). Researchers want to see if new measurements from routine angiograms can better predict future heart problems like heart attacks or chest pain. The goal is to improve how doctors assess risk after stent procedures, but this is an observational study, not a test of a new treatment.
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 doctors identify patients at higher risk for future heart problems after stent placement, leading to more personalized follow-up care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly change patient care. The findings may not apply to all heart patients, and the new measurements might not add much to existing risk prediction methods.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
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
Adult patients with coronary artery disease undergoing successful OCT-guided PCI with stent implantation at participating centers in China, with post-procedural angiographic images suitable for computation of pre-PPG and post-Angio-FFR and post- Angio-IMR.
- Ages
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18 to 84 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:-1.Age \>= 18 years and \< 85 years. 2.Successful stent implantation under OCT guidance. 3.Availability of at least two optimal post-PCI angiographic projections separated by \> 25 degrees and suitable for angiography-derived physiological analysis. \- Exclusion Criteria:1.PCI of the culprit vessel for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). 2.Cardiogenic shock or requirement for mechanical circulatory support. 3.Life expectancy of less than 1 year. 4.History of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). 5.Balloon angioplasty without stent implantation. 6.Severe procedural complications, including intraprocedural death, emergency CABG, or coronary perforation. 7.Target-vessel diameter \< 2.5 mm. 8.Heart failure with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III-IV symptoms or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 30%. \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
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