NCT07002164Recruiting
Timing of Coronary Angiography in NSTEMI Complicated by Acute HF
Trial of IMmediate Invasive Versus Delayed Coronary ANGiography in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: The TIMING-AHF Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 19 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Study objectives: To determine the optimal timing of coronary angiography (CAG) in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) complicated by acute decompensated heart failure (AHF). The primary objective of this trial is to test the hypothesis that immediate CAG ≤2 hours after establishment of NSTEMI diagnosis would result in a significant reduction in primary composite outcome of death from any cause, non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), or hospitalization for heart failure (HF) at 12 months after randomization as compared with delayed CAG after stabilization. Study hypothesis: Immediate CAG ≤2 hours after establishment of NSTEMI diagnosis would result in a significant reduction in primary composite outcome of death from any cause, non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), or hospitalization for heart failure (HF) at 12 months after randomization as compared with delayed CAG after stabilization. Background: Although current guidelines recommend early CAG within 2 hours for patients with NSTEMI complicated by AHF, many patients with NSTEMI complicated by AHF did not receive early CAG. However, no randomized clinical trials have evaluated the optimal timing of CAG in patients with NSTEMI complicated by AHF. Therefore, the investigators aimed to perform a prospective, investigator-initiated, open-label, muilticenter trial to compare the efficacy and safety between immediate CAG (CAG \<2 hours after establishment of NSTEMI diagnosis) and delayed CAG after stabilization (i.e. improved dyspnea and disappearance of pulmonary congestion) in participants with NSTEMI complicated by AHF. Study procedure: Following the establishment of NSTEMI diagnosis, participants fulfilling the eligibility criteria will be randomized at a ratio of 1:1 to immediate CAG ≤2 hours after randomization or delayed CAG after stabilization on another day during hospitalization.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 780 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 17 May 2025
- Start date
- 15 Jul 2025
- Primary completion date
- 30 Apr 2030
- Lead sponsor
- Chonnam National University Hospital
- Diseases
- Heart failure, Coronary artery disease
- NCT number
- NCT07002164
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 780
- From 15 Jul 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Apr 2030
- 20 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
- ST-segment elevation ≥0.1 mV in at least 2 contiguous leads, or
- New onset left bundle branch block
- Posterior wall myocardial infarction
- Refractory angina
- Life threatening ventricular arrhythmias
- History of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), or planned CABG
Other
- Cardiogenic shock at initial presentation
- Life expectancy \<1 year
- Apparently non-ischemic cause of HF
- Pregnancy and lactation
- Patient's refusal to participate in study
Who the study is looking for
- Age ≥19 years
- Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
- New-onset or worsening of dyspnea (New York Heart Association class ≥2)
- Pulmonary congestion
- Patient's or guardian's consent after understanding the study
Age in the registry: 19 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (20)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyeongsang National University Changwon hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Changwon | South Korea | Recruiting |
| Kyungpook National University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Daegu | South Korea | Not yet recruiting |
| Yeongnam University Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Daegu | South Korea | Recruiting |
| Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Daegu | South Korea | Recruiting |
| Chungnam National University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Daejeon | South Korea | Recruiting |
| Kwangju Christian Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gwangju | South Korea | Not yet recruiting |
| Gwangju Veterans Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gwangju | South Korea | Recruiting |
| Chonnam National University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gwangju | South Korea | Recruiting |
| jeonbuk National University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Jeonju | South Korea | Recruiting |
| Gyeongsang National University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Jinju | South Korea | Recruiting |
| Dong-A University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pusan | South Korea | Not yet recruiting |
| Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seongnam | South Korea | Not yet recruiting |
| Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Withdrawn |
| Koera University Guro Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Not yet recruiting |
| Asan Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Recruiting |
| Korea University Anam Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Recruiting |
| Seoul National University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Not yet recruiting |
| Samsung Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Recruiting |
| St. Carollo General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Suncheon | South Korea | Recruiting |
| Yonsei University Wonju Severance Christian Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Wŏnju | South Korea | Recruiting |
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