CArdioSurgEry Atrial Fibrillation Register

NCT ID: NCT03091452

Last Updated: 2025-12-24

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

2000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-01-31

Study Completion Date

2029-12-31

Brief Summary

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CASE AF aims to describe the reality of medical care of patients in whom atrial fibrillation is treated by cardiac surgical ablation.

Detailed Description

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CASE AF aims to describe the reality of medical care of patients in whom atrial fibrillation is treated by cardiac surgical ablation. In particular, the following questions should be answered:

* Indication: Which are the different indications for cardiac surgical ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation?
* How often and in which patients the different concepts of surgery and ablation procedures are used? At the same time, how often an intervention at the left atrial appendage is carried out?
* Safety: How secure is the cardiac surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (periprocedural, during hospital stay and during the long-term follow up)?
* Effectiveness: How effectively is the cardiac surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (procedural success)? How often are AF recurrences in the long-term follow up?
* What is the concommitant medical treatment after surgical ablation?

Conditions

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Atrial Fibrillation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Atrial fibrilation
* Treated by cardiac surgical ablation

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient denies participation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Stiftung Institut fuer Herzinfarktforschung

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Thorsten Hanke, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Asklepios Hamburg Harburg

Locations

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Klinikum Bogenhausen

München, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Asklepios Harburg

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Schüchtermann Kliniken

Bad Rothenfelde, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Germany

Central Contacts

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Belgin Özdemir

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 00496215032888

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Edgar Eszlari, MD

Role: primary

Thorsten Hanke, MD

Role: primary

Jürgen Ackemann, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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CASE-AF

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id