Status:
COMPLETED
Organization of Excitation in People With Atrial Fibrillation
Lead Sponsor:
University of Michigan
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Atrial Fibrillation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Brief Summary
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a condition in which the upper chambers of the heart, the atria, undergo an irregular beating rhythm. Despite the fact that AF is the most common type of sustained cardiac ...
Detailed Description
Experiments in animal hearts demonstrated that some cases of atrial fibrillation (AF) may be maintained by a small number of drivers in the form of self-sustained, reentrant, electrical impulses locat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical indication for curative ablation of AF
- Patients will be enrolled as they are referred for the ablation therapy or post open heart surgery
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
146 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00871390
Start Date
September 1 2006
End Date
August 1 2011
Last Update
July 19 2017
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
2
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210