Active clinical trials for "Atrial Fibrillation"

The study aims to investigate the short-term (3 months) and intermediate-term (12 months) safety and preliminary efficacy of stereotactic radiotherapy for pulmonary vein isolation to treat refractory atrial fibrillation.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases risks of stroke, heart failure and sudden death. Single catheter ablation only has a low success rate due to inadequate transmurality and continuity of the lesion lines. Unilateral thoracoscopic epicardial ablation by radiofrequency energy from left side (Mei Mini Maze procedure, 3M procedure) was applied in our institution in the last 10 years, and gained reasonable results. A more attractive hybrid strategy of epicardial and endocardial ablation was tested to improve the treatment of persistent AF in the investigator's hospital (NCT02968056). Preliminary data from this trial found that insufficient ablation around right upper pulmonary vein area was the key point leading to failure or recurrence. In order to overcome this weakness of the current Mei Mini Maze procedure, concomitant focal epicardial cryoablation performed during the operation may reinforce the lesion lines. The hypothesis of the present study is that additional epicardial cryoablation will improve the success rate compared to Mei Mini Maze procedure alone in the treatment of AF. This study is a prospective randomized controlled trial within a single institution. Lone AF patients admitted to the cardiovascular surgery department of Shanghai Xinhua Hospital will be screened for enrollment of this study. The study will recruit 150 patients in total. The patients will be randomized allocated into Mei Mini Maze procedure group (3M group) and Concomitant epicardial cryoablation group (3M + Cryoablation group). The 3M group patients only have surgical ablation surgery from left thoracoscope as previously reported, while the 3M + Cryoablation group patients will have additional focal epicardial cryoablation around right upper pulmonary vein area after the Mei Mini Maze procedure is done. The ratio of 3M to 3M + cryoablation group is 1:1, so that each group contains 75 patients. The perioperative data is collected, and the patients will be followed for 6 months. The primary outcome is the maintenance of sinus rhythm at 6 months post operation. The secondary outcomes include off antiarrhythmic drug rate, perioperative complications, major cardiovascular events, stroke, left ventricular systolic function, medical expense, serum brain natriuretic peptide level and quality of life. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of this novel combined procedure of epicardial radiofrequency and cryoablation.

This study aims to test the effectiveness of positive airway pressure therapy on reducing clinical failure after rhythm control treatment and restoring with regular heart beat in atrial fibrillation patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

There is still unresolved question whether isolation of superior vena cava (SVC) in conjunction to conventional pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) improves outcomes in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. The investigators are conducting a randomized study to determine if SVC isolation (in addition to pulmonary vein isolation) with the cryoballoon technology can improve freedom from atrial arrhythmias in one year follow up after the ablation.

Although the clinical impact of residual left atrial appendage (LAA) leaks still requires confirmation, its patency resulting from incomplete LAA closure may promote blood stagnation and thrombus formation, and increase the risk of thromboembolic events. The main purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous leak closure with radiofrequency energy applications.

The purpose of this study is to compare DUA (discrete uptake accumulations) of mIBG activity in patients with different forms of atrial fibrillation and within a sub-group of healthy subjects.

This study mainly evaluated the feasibility and safety of a kind of Left Atrial Appendage Occluders which is to prevent ischemic stroke caused by nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF)

Compare the safety and efficacy of remote magnetic navigation-guided ablation and cryoablation for patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.

This study will assess the benefits of using a mobile health application designed for shared decision aid in anticoagulation therapy in patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AF). The aim is to improve their treatment adherence and time in therapeutic International Normalized Ratio (INR) range. The results of this study have the potential to lead to a sustainable and resource-efficient strategy for better prevent thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation.

The aim of this prospective randomized study was to assess the efficacy of ablation of the ganglionated plexi localized in the epicardial fat pads for preventing recurrences of atrial tachyarrhythmia in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.