Efficacy of Transcatheter Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Flutter With Standard Irrigated Catheter With Flexible Tip

Ettore Sansavini Health Science Foundation

Status

Completed

Conditions

Atrial Flutter

Treatments

Procedure: Radiofrequency Ablation

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01262443

ESREFO01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of transcatheter ablation of atrial flutter with a standard irrigated catheter with flexible tip, as evaluated by percentual success of the procedure.

Full description

No more available data

Enrollment

30 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Both sexes; age>18 yrs
ECG documentation of at least 2 episodes of common atrial flutter or evidence of ongoing atrial flutter.
No contraindications to transcatheter radiofrequency ablation by a standard 4mm irrigated flexible tip catheter
Patients willing to accept the tests and to follow standard procedures
Patients who understand the nature of the procedure and who are willing to participate and to sign the informed consent before enrollment

Exclusion criteria

Atrial fibrillation
Any arrhythmia requiring antiarrhythmics in the 6 months post procedure
Intra atrial thrombosis
NYHA class IV
Unstable Angina or Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in the last 3 month
Untreated Wolf Parkinson White syndrome
Contraindications to oral anticoagulation
Life expectancy < 12 month
Major surgery or interventional procedure already planned in the 6 month following ablation
Pregnancy or breast-feeding
Participation in another study