Plain-English translation of NCT03720522 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
When you have a stroke caused by a blood clot, your heart can be affected in two very different ways. Sometimes a heart attack caused the stroke in the first place — the clot formed in your heart and traveled to your brain. Other times, the stroke itself causes temporary heart stress that looks like a heart attack but isn't. This study uses blood tests, heart imaging, and heart scans to help doctors tell the difference so they can give you the right treatment.
Doctors often struggle to tell whether a stroke patient's heart problems are from an actual heart attack or from stress caused by the stroke itself. Getting this diagnosis right is critical because the treatments are completely different. This study aims to create a better diagnostic tool to help doctors make the correct diagnosis quickly.
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You will undergo several heart and brain imaging tests, including MRI scans and echocardiograms (ultrasound of the heart), along with blood tests to measure heart damage markers. Some patients will also receive a coronary angiography (a test that looks at blood vessels in the heart). You'll be grouped based on your test results, and some participants will have a follow-up heart MRI scan a few weeks later to see how your heart changes over time.
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Switzerland
Sponsor
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Enrollment target
~220 participants
Started
December 2018
Primary completion
December 2025
This trial's estimated completion date has passed — the record may not be fully up to date.
Age range
18 Years – 86 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in November 2024.
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Central contact
Simon Jung, PD Dr. med.
Dep. of Neurology, Inselspital Bern
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