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Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Athletes

NCT03226847 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2021-12-13

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Summary

Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has become a common and effective treatment for paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), particularly in patients with drug-refractory disease. Intense endurance exercise is a known risk factor for atrial fibrillation. In general, these athletes poorly tolerate most common antiarrhythmic drugs used for atrial fibrillation control and often PVI is recommended for durable management. While the efficacy of PVI in athletes is similar to the general AF population, some athletes with lone atrial fibrillation report a reduction in subjective exertional capacity following PVI, despite maintenance of sinus rhythm and absence of pulmonary vein stenosis on imaging. The investigators hypothesize that PVI may alter pulmonary vein function and affect peak exercise performance.

The investigators propose a small, prospective study of endurance athletes undergoing antral PVI for treatment of lone atrial fibrillation. Peak metabolic performance and pulmonary vein function will be assessed pre- and post-PVI by metabolic stress testing and cardiac MRI, respectively.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Pulmonary Vein Isolation

Standard antral pulmonary vein isolation using radiofrequency ablation catheters

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Cleveland Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bryan Baranowski, MD · The Cleveland Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-07-17
Primary Completion
2020-06-30
Completion
2021-03-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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