Studies of Disorders and Mechanisms Related to Atrial Fibrillation Before and After DC-Conversion.

Umeå University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00429884

05-027M

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate if breathing disorders are related to atrial fibrillation and if it is possible to predict recurrence of atrial fibrillation after DC-conversion by changes in heart rate variability and 24 hour ECG.

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• persistent atrial fibrillation
• scheduled for electrical cardioversion

Exclusion criteria

• known obstructive sleep apnea