Status:

TERMINATED

Left Atrial Appendage Closure With WATCHMAN FLX Device in Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding: The GI-FLX Registry

Lead Sponsor:

Kansas City Heart Rhythm Research Foundation

Collaborating Sponsors:

Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute, Overland Park, Kansas

Texas Cardiac Arrythmia Institute, Austin, Texas

Conditions:

Atrial Fibrillation

GI Bleeding

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The GI-FLX Registry is intended to create a registry of patients with a history of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and Gastrointestinal (GI) bleed who will receive Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) with W...

Detailed Description

A large gap in the literature exists as no prior study has evaluated the outcomes of those with prior GI bleeding undergoing LAAC. Furthermore, patients with prior GI bleed may be on no or minimal ant...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All male and female patients who are \> 18 years of age
  • Have Atrial Fibrillation
  • Have CHADS2VASc \> 2
  • Have history of GI bleeding OR hospital admission that required blood transfusion OR emergency room visit requiring stopping of OAC OR outpatient 2 gm of Hgb drop from baseline, with or without evidence of upper or lower GI bleeding and requiring endoscopic procedure with holding of OAC.
  • Ability to understand study procedures and to comply with them for the entire length of the study.

Exclusion

  • Inability or unwillingness of individual to give written informed consent.
  • Other indications for OAC like deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or Pulmonary embolism (PE) or mechanical heart valve.
  • Patient who is pregnant will be excluded (Pregnancy will be excluded by checking urine beta-HCG).
  • Patient not following up with our practice / clinic after the procedure

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 23 2023

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 11 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

73 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06052358

Start Date

August 23 2023

End Date

June 11 2025

Last Update

September 4 2025

Active Locations (4)

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Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute - Roe Clinic

Overland Park, Kansas, United States, 66211

2

Overland Park Regional Medical Center

Overland Park, Kansas, United States, 66215

3

Research Medical Center Clinic

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64032

4

Research Medical Center

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64032