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Eagle AF (Atrial Fibrillation) - Endoscopically Guided Laser Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

NCT02234102 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2015-08-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study aims to compare the results of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with a single technology approach in patients suffering from paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) with patients who have persistent AF of less than 3 months. Many studies have shown that electrical reconnection of the pulmonary veins following the index procedure can occur in up to 40% of targeted veins leading to a recurrence of PAF. Endoscopically guided laser ablation utilising the HeartLight system (CardioFocus Inc., USA) has been shown to be safe and effective and has also shown promising rates of durable isolation compared to point by point radio frequency techniques. However, the impact of employing this technique for patients with persistent AF has not yet been reported. The study hypothesis is that there will be no statistically significant difference between the results of PVI in the two groups of patients.

Conditions

  • Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Interventions

DEVICE

Endoscopically guided laser ablation HeartLight system

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Prof. Dr. med. Bernd Lemke

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bernd Lemke, Prof. Dr. · Klinikum Lüdenscheid Klinik f. Innere Medizin III

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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