High Power Short Duration Ablation Compared to Moderate Power Long Duration Ablation for Pulmonary Vein Isolation

German Heart Center Munich

Status: Completed

Conditions: Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Treatments: Procedure: High power short duration ablation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05959798

POWER PULSE

Details and patient eligibility

About

High Power Short Duration Ablation Compared to Moderate Power Long Duration Ablation for Pulmonary Vein Isolation: safety and acute procedural outcome

Enrollment: 204 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• symptomatic, documented, drug-resistent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
• effective oral anticoagulation

Exclusion criteria

• any prior left atrial ablation procedure
• presence of left atrial thrombus
• secondary atrial fibrillation due to electrolyte imbalance or thyroid disease
• any prior oesophageal or gastric surgery

Trial design

204 participants in 2 patient groups

High power short duration ablation

Treatment:

Procedure: High power short duration ablation

Moderate power long duration ablation

Treatment:

Procedure: High power short duration ablation