Can a simple blood test predict heart attacks after stents?
NCT ID NCT06619353
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 500 adults who had a stent placed for heart disease. One month later, researchers check blood samples and use AI to analyze heart images. The goal is to see if leftover risk (inflammation, clotting, or metabolism issues) can predict future heart problems like heart attacks or strokes over the next 3 years.
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 which heart patients need extra treatment after a stent procedure to prevent future heart attacks or strokes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results may show associations but not prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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500 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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
Patients undergoing PCI
- Ages
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20 to 90 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: * Patients who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention. * Patients who are free from death, myocardial infarction, stroke, unplanned revascularization, or major bleeding within 1 month after the index PCI. * Patients who are able to undergo artificial intelligence-based quantitative coronary angiography using DICOM datasets. * Patients who have provided written informed consent at the 1-month post-PCI visit. Exclusion Criteria: * Under 19 years of age. * Pregnant, breastfeeding, or women of childbearing age. * Currently has a malignancy or has a history of malignancy within the past 5 years. * Life expectancy of less than 5 years. * Occurrence of death, myocardial infarction, stroke, unplanned revascularization, or major bleeding within 1 month after the index PCI. * Inability or unwillingness to comply with scheduled follow-up assessments.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHA Bundang Medical Center
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13496, South Korea
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