AI heart tracing tool screens patients for lung-related heart disease before surgery
Tests an AI-enabled ECG to detect pulmonary hypertension in adults before surgery.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: GUARD-PH: Guided Use of AI-ECG for Risk Detection of PH in Surgery (GUARD-PH Trial)
Key facts
- Where
- Taipei, TaiwanSee the site
Where in Taiwan
- Taipei Veterans General HospitalTaipei, TaiwanNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
- Trial code
- NCT07344207
- Record updated
- 15 January 2026
- Original description
This study is a prospective, open-label, randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool for heart monitoring. Researchers will use an AI-enabled electrocardiography (ECG) system to screen patients before they undergo surgery. The main goal is to determine if this AI system can accurately detect pulmonary hypertension and related heart diseases in the preoperative setting. The study is being conducted at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.Read full original descriptionShow less
A Prospective, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial of an Artificial Intelligence Enabled Electrocardiography System for Preoperative Detection of Pulmonary Hypertension and Related Diseases(GUARD-PH)
This study is a prospective, open-label, randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool for heart monitoring. Researchers will use an AI-enabled electrocardiography (ECG) system to screen patients before they undergo surgery. The main goal is to determine if this AI system can accurately detect pulmonary hypertension and related heart diseases in the preoperative setting. The study is being conducted at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.
Inclusion: Age between 18 and 80 years; Patients scheduled for non-cardiac surgery under general anesthesia; Patients who have a scheduled standard preoperative electrocardiogram (ECG); Patients capable of understanding the study and willing to provide medical records for research purposes, and who have signed the informed consent form.
Exclusion: Patients scheduled for emergency surgery; Patients who explicitly refuse to participate or withdraw consent; Patients with specific comorbidities that interfere with ECG interpretation or data collection (e.g., implanted pacemakers).