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Additional Left Atrial Appendage Isolation During Balloon Ablation for Persistent or Long-standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllUniversity of Luebeck
NCT04240366 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Additional left atrial appendage isolation during balloon ablation for persistent or long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation can reduce atrial fibrillation reoccurrence within 3-12 months compared to balloon-based pulmonary vein isolation only.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Persistent or long-standing persistent AF (i.e. continuous AF that was/is sustained \>7 days or \>12 months, respectively) 2. Age ≥18 and ≤80 years 3. Indication for AF ablation as per current guidelines Exclusion Criteria: 1. Missing informed consent 2. LAA diameter \>25mm 10mm distant from circumflex artery assessed by TEE 3. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation 4. Long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation with a continuous AF duration of \>4 years 5. Previous pulmonary vein isolation or MAZE surgery 6. Previous led atrial appendage closure or surgical excision 7. Left atrial diameter \>60 mm at baseline 8. Left atrial thrombus at baseline
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What it tests

  • Control intervention
  • Experimental intervention
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Where

3 sites
University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg, Germany
Asklepios Klinik Altona
Hamburg, Germany
Clinic for Rhythmologiy Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein Germany
Lübeck, Germany
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