Plain-English translation of NCT06343844 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This study is investigating why women tend to have worse health outcomes after a heart attack compared to men. Researchers believe the difference may be related to how women's hearts physically change and remodel after the injury. The study will use heart ultrasounds to measure these changes in about 1,650 patients who have had their first heart attack.
Women who have heart attacks face higher rates of death and heart failure than men do, but doctors don't fully understand why. This research aims to identify whether differences in how the heart physically changes after injury — called cardiac remodeling — explain this gender gap, which could lead to better, personalized care for women.
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If you enroll, you will undergo heart ultrasound scans (echocardiography) at planned intervals to measure how your heart's size and shape change over time after your heart attack. These are non-invasive, painless imaging tests performed during follow-up visits at the hospital. The study is observational, meaning researchers are measuring and comparing your heart changes rather than giving you a new treatment.
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France
Sponsor
University Hospital, Angers
Enrollment target
~1,650 participants
Started
July 2024
Primary completion
November 2039
Age range
18 Years and older
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in February 2026.
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Central contact
LOIC BIERE, PHD
University Hospital, Angers
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