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Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation by Minimal Invasive Surgery

NCT00448656 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2012-06-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasability of a new epicardial and minimal invasive ablation technique of the left atrium isolating the pulmonary veins for prevention of atrial fibrillation recurrences in patients with antiarrhythmic drug refractory lone atrial fibrillation.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

ablation of pulmonary veins by video assisted thoracic surgery

epicardial ablation using HIFU

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Medical Center Groningen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Isabelle C. Vam Gelder, MD · University Medical Center Groningen

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
76 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-06-30
Primary Completion
2008-12-31
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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Diseases

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