Predictive Factors for Successful Outcome After Pulmonary Veins Ablation to Treat Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

NCT ID: NCT02614521

Last Updated: 2019-05-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: WITHDRAWN
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2019-02-28

Brief Summary

Atrial fibrillation is the most common serious abnormal heart rhythm affecting about 2% to 3% of the population, being associated with a 1.5- to 1.9-fold higher risk of death. Patients with paroxysmal AF in whom antiarrhythmic drug therapy does not elicit a response are potential candidates for RF ablation of AF. The success rate of RF ablation in the treatment of AF varies depending on the type and duration of AF (ie, paroxysmal vs persistent), structural remodeling of the heart, co-morbidities and the technique of the cardiac electrophysiologist, but it usually ranges from 60-80% over 1-2 years of follow-up.

To study and predict the successful outcome of RF ablation is of great clinical importance. Moreover, the detection of predictive factors for successful outcome may alter the therapeutic strategy determining a subgroup of patients in the need of more invasive management.

Detailed Description

The study will include 150 patients scheduled to undergo pulmonary vein (PV) ablation because of non-responsive to medical therapy PAF. ECG recordings will be obtained during sinus rhythm before and after PV ablation with a 3 - channel digital recorder for 10 minutes, and digitized with a 16-bit accuracy at a sampling rate of 1000 Hz. The P wave will be analyzed using the Morlet wavelet. Other parameters to be analyzed include 12 lead surface ECG, the burden of main and secondary morphologies and echocardiographic indexes of left atrial mechanical function. Follow-up visits will be held in 3, 6 and 12 months after the ablation procedure.

Conditions

Atrial Fibrillation

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

pulmonary veins ablation's successful outcome

Assessment of predictive factors in patients with successful outcome of pulmonary veins ablations and suffer from paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Males and Females
• Age >18 years
• Paroxysmal AF (PAF) scheduled to undergo pulmonary vein (PV) ablation
• Singed written consent form
• Patients who will comply with study procedures

Exclusion Criteria

• Age <18 years Permanent atrial fibrillation
• Acute myocardial infraction, coronary artery bypass graft surgery or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty within less than 2 months prior to ablation procedure
• Life expectancy less than 12 months, according to investigator's judgment
• Participation to other clinical trial
• Patients who will not be compliant with study procedures

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 90 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Elpen Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Vassilios P Vassilikos, MD, FACC

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki, Hippokrateion Hospital

Locations

Hippokrateion University Hospital

Thessaloniki, , Greece

Countries

Greece

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Other Identifiers

2015-IIS-GR-AF

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id