Can a simple heart test predict your next heart attack?
NCT ID NCT07186582
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks back at medical records of 1,000 people who had a special test during a heart catheterization to measure blood flow in their heart arteries. Researchers want to see if the test results can predict future heart attacks, the need for another procedure, or death from heart disease. No new treatment is given—this is purely an information-gathering study to improve future care.
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 registry could help doctors better predict which patients with narrowed heart arteries are at highest risk for a heart attack or death, guiding more personalized treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a clinical trial testing a new treatment. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all hospitals or patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2034
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
Consecutive patients who underwent coronary angiography for suspected coronary artery disease with functional assessment (coronary physiology) performed from 2010 to 2024.
- Ages
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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: * Undergoing coronary angiography with functional assessment by FFR or angiography-derived FFR (index procedure) * Willing and able to provide informed, written consent * Age ≥ 18 years at the time of the index procedure Exclusion Criteria * Impossibility to obtain informed consent * Age \< 18 years at the time of the index procedure
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona(AOUI)
Verona, VR, 37126, Italy
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