Exercise-based Cardiac Rehabilitation After Thoracoscopic Ablation in Patients With Persisent Atrial Fibrillation

Samsung Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation, Persistent; Cardiopulmonary Fitness; Cardiac Rehabilitation

Treatments: Other: cardiac rehabilitation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04500184

samsungmc_rehab_TTA

Details and patient eligibility

About

Thoracoscopic ablation is a promising treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation. However, the postoperative rehabilitation is very important to prevent early recurrence of atrial arrhythmia. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of professional cardiac rehabilitation in patients after thoracoscopic ablation.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients who underwent thoracoscopic ablation due to persisent atrial fibrillation

Exclusion criteria

• below 18 years
• over 80 years old
• malignancy
• pregnancy

Trial design

24 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise group

Description:

patients who underwent cardiac rehabilitation

Treatment:

Other: cardiac rehabilitation

Control group

Description:

patients who did not undergo cardiac rehabilitation