Heart inflammation study seeks to predict deadly rhythms
NCT ID NCT07501481
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks back at medical records of 1500 adults hospitalized for acute myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation). The goal is to find out how often dangerous heart rhythms occur and what factors predict them. No new treatments are tested—researchers will use existing data to create a risk score that could help doctors identify high-risk patients.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
All adult patients hospitalized for acute myocarditis proven by imaging or histological criteria
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18 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Hospitalization for acute myocarditis * Confirmation of the diagnosis of AM by at least one of the following: (1) Cardiac magnetic resonance according to the revised 2018 Lake Louise Criteria; (2) Endomyocardial biopsy according to the Dallas criteria with associated immunohistochemical and molecular criteria; (3) Cardiac computed tomography with compatible late iodine enhancement Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Concomitant acute coronary syndrome
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