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MINOCAImplantable Cardiac Monitor to Detect Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With MINOCA

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What is being collected

Data Collection

Collected from today forward - Prospective
Who is being recruted

MINOCA+10

+ Arrhythmias, Cardiac

+ Atrial Fibrillation

From 18 to 85 Years
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How is the trial designed

Cohort

Tracking disease incidence in order to identify risk factors and understand disease progression over time.
Observational
Study Start: May 2022
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Summary

Principal SponsorInsel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Study ContactLorenz Räber, MD, PhDMore contacts
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: May 24, 2022

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

Approximately 5-6% of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) (i.e.<50% stenoses) on coronary angiography and up to 50% of these patients remain without appropriate diagnosis and treatment. A multidisciplinary etiologic work-up of MINOCA has recently been proposed by international consensus documents. The present study aims for a structured scientific data collection from a full guideline-based work-up after MINOCA and follow-up of 5 years to assess clinical outcomes. Untreated atrial fibrillation is a potentially neglected underlying cause of MINOCA. As implantable cardiac monitors (ICM) can detect atrial fibrillation with high accuracy, the aim of this study is, for the first time, to assess the occurrence of first diagnosed atrial fibrillation with the use of ICM in patients with MINOCA. To allow for an all-comers data collection, patients with contraindication(s) to ICM implantation will be enrolled into the non-ICM group to assess the frequency of underlying causes of MINOCA and clinical outcomes throughout 5 years.

Official TitleImplantable Cardiac Monitor to Detect Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With MINOCA
NCT05326828
Principal SponsorInsel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Study ContactLorenz Räber, MD, PhDMore contacts
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

60 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Cohort

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Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 85 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

MINOCAArrhythmias, CardiacAtrial FibrillationCardiovascular DiseasesHeart DiseasesInfarctionIschemiaMyocardial InfarctionNecrosisPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsVascular DiseasesMyocardial Ischemia

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria ICM group 1. ≥18 years of age 2. Written informed consent 3. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) type 1 in accordance with the 4th universal definition of myocardial infarction 4. Non-obstructive coronary arteries on angiography defined as the absence of coronary artery stenoses ≥50% in any potential infarct-related artery 5. No clinically overt specific cause for the acute presentation 6. Subendocardial or transmural late gadolinum enhancement (LGE) consistent with an ischemic etiology on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) 7. No clear underlying cause of MINOCA and therefore increased probability of atrial fibrillation Exclusion Criteria ICM group: 1. Known atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter 2. History of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter ablation 3. Known coronary artery disease 4. Previous MI 5. Previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) 6. Previous coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) 7. Contraindications to CMR (i.e. non-MR-compatible implantable cardiac device, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \<30 ml/min) 8. Contraindications to ICM implantation 9. Clear underlying cause of MINOCA before ICM implantation Inclusion Criteria non-ICM group: 1. ≥18 years of age 2. Written informed consent 3. AMI type 1 in accordance with the 4th universal definition of myocardial infarction 4. Non-obstructive coronary arteries on angiography defined as the absence of coronary artery stenoses ≥50% in any potential infarct-related artery 5. No clinically overt specific cause for the acute presentation 6. Subendocardial or transmural LGE consistent with an ischemic etiology on CMR Exclusion Criteria non-ICM group: 1. Known coronary artery disease 2. Previous MI 3. Previous PCI 4. Previous CABG 5. Contraindications to CMR (i.e. non-MR-compatible implantable cardiac device, GFR \<30 ml/min)

Study Plan

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Study Objectives

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 2 locations

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Bern University Hospital Inselspital

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University Hospital Zurich USZ

Zurich, Switzerland
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2 Study Centers