Short Term Outcomes From Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Atrial Fibrillation

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00571597

HM10695

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of minimally invasive surgery for atrial fibrillation.

Full description

Patients who are undergoing or who have undergone minimally invasive surgery for atrial fibrillation will be followed prospectively. At 6 to 9 months, 1 and two years post surgery follow-up subjects will receive a trans-telephonic monitor to wear for approximately 1 month, and will submit transmissions on a daily basis. Episodes of atrial fibrillation will be documented during this time. The overall efficacy of the procedure will be assessed based on the freedom from atrial fibrillation at the time of transtelephonic monitoring.

Enrollment

118 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 85 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria