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Blood test may reveal hidden heart risks
NCT ID NCT07276256
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 552 people hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome, a serious heart condition. Researchers calculated a value called the leukoglycemic index (LGI) from routine blood tests and compared it to the SYNTAX score, which measures how complex the coronary artery disease is. The goal was to see if LGI could help predict disease severity. The study is complete and observational, meaning it does not test 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 use a simple blood test to quickly assess how severe a patient's heart disease might be.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only looks for a link between two measurements and cannot prove cause or improve outcomes directly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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552 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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 with acute coronary syndrome
- Ages
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18 to 88 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: * Adult patients aged 18 years and older * Patients who underwent coronary angiography due to acute coronary syndrome Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with diabetes mellitus (Diagnosis based on current use of oral antidiabetic or insulin therapy and/or fasting glucose level ≥126 mg/dL and HbA1c ≥6.5%) * Patients with atrial fibrillation, history of pacemaker implantation, asthma, pulmonary hypertension, pregnancy, anemia, malignancy, rheumatoid arthritis, or peripheral artery disease * Obese individuals (defined as body mass index \[BMI\] \>30 kg/m²) * Patients whose medical records could not be accessed
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kırıkkale university
Kirikkale, Kırıkkale, 71000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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