READ-POAF Pilot Studies Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery

NCT01530750 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2012-09-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting will be monitored up to 1 year after the procedure by implanting a Reveal XT internal loop recorder two weeks before the surgery. Frequency, burden, and possible risk factors will be described.

During the operation direct contact epicardial mapping will be performed and tissue samples will be collected to identify an electrophysiological and a structural substrate for development of AF.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER
  • Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bart van Straten, MD, PhD · CZE

  • Sander Bramer, MD · CZE

  • Jos Maessen, MD. PhD · Maastricht University Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-02-28
Completion
2014-02-28

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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