Heart ultrasound may uncover silent AFib in thousands
NCT ID NCT07278089
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing whether certain heart ultrasound findings can identify people who might have hidden atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart rhythm problem that raises stroke risk. Researchers will enroll 3000 participants with abnormal ultrasound results and randomly assign them to either extended heart rhythm monitoring every 3 months or usual care. The goal is to see if the extra monitoring catches more AF cases than standard practice.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- extended continuous ECG monitoring
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple way to identify people at high risk for hidden atrial fibrillation, enabling earlier detection and treatment to prevent strokes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage screening study, not a treatment trial. The extended monitoring may not detect significantly more cases than standard care, and the results may not apply to broader populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 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 who met any of the following criteria 1. LAE: defined as LAD ≥ 45 mm or LAVI \> 34 ml/m2; 2. LVH: defined as LV septal or posterior wall thickness ≥ 15 mm; 3. E/e' \> 14; 4. grade II or III diastolic dysfunction; 5. VHD; 6. HF: defined as LVEF \< 40% or LVEF ≥40% with clinical presentation compatible with Framingham criteria, New York Heart Association functional classification II-IV, and N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) \> 125 pg/ml. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a history of AF or atrial flutter, congenital heart disease, acute coronary syndrome undergoing urgent percutaneous coronary intervention within 3 months, uncontrolled hyperthyroidism, end-stage renal disease, unstable hemodynamic status or any known major comorbidities or medical conditions with expected life expectancy less than 1 year are excluded.
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Conditions
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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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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
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