Cycle-Length Mapping in Patients With Non-paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (CLM in AF)

Ting-Yung Chang

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation (AF)

Treatments: Device: OPTRELL™ Mapping Catheter

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06960252

2025-01-013AC

Details and patient eligibility

About

The critical atrial substrates in maintaining persistent atrial fibrillation might be identified by Cycle-Length Mapping (CLM) module. Based on the results of multicenter study in Cycle-Length Mapping between Taipei Veterans General Hospital (Professor Shih-Ann Chen) and IRCCS San Donato Policlinic (Professor Carlo Pappone), targeted CLM driver-ablation provided significant benefits in terms of arrhythmia freedom in the treatment of persistent AF. These findings support a patient-tailored, mapping-based strategy for individuals affected by non-paroxysmal AF. The new ultra-high density mapping catheter, OPTRELL, will be available soon in Taiwan. Therefore, we proposed that the degree of atrial interstitial fibrosis detected by using both unipolar and bipolar voltage map in sinus rhythm and CLM in AF with OPTRELL™ Mapping Catheter would be further better characterization of the atrial substrate and could be potentially critical targeted in eliminating the sources of AF.

As additional substrate mapping provided benefits compared to PVI alone in patients with persistent AF, we hypothesize that combination of electrophysiological and substrate-guided ablation strategy using CLM module with OPTRELL™ Mapping Catheter could be used to guide radiofrequency ablation in the patient with non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients who sign the informed consent forms, and allow to be followed.
2. Symptomatic AF refractory or intolerant to at least one Class 1 or 3 antiarrhythmic medication.
3. Patients with persistent/permanent AF (sustained beyond seven days, or lasting less than seven days but necessitating pharmacologic or electrical cardioversion). Persistent AF is defined as an AF episode which lasts longer than 7 days, Persistent AF which lasted longer than 12 months will be defined as long standing persistent AF.
4. Patients with age equal or greater than 20 years old regardless of gender.

Exclusion criteria

1. The presence of an atrial or ventricular thrombus.
2. Patients who are allergic to or unsuitable for use with the contrast media.
3. Pregnant patients or patients who are unavailable to receive X-ray.
4. Patients with severe renal insufficiency. (Glomerular Filtration Rate [GFR] < 15 mg/dl or under dialysis)
5. Patients had autonomic nervous system disorder (e.g. respiratory apnea).
6. Patients with age less than 20 years old or greater than 90 years old regardless of gender.
7. Contraindications to anticoagulation.

Trial design

80 participants in 1 patient group

non-paroxysmal AF

Description:

non-paroxysmal AF admitted for catheter ablation

Treatment:

Device: OPTRELL™ Mapping Catheter