Study of the Effect of Cardioversion on Cardiac Volume in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Hvidovre University Hospital

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation

Treatments: Procedure: cardioversion

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00209911

susette_phd

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objectives in this study were to examine the cardiac structural and functional changes in patients with persistent and permanent AF, with the aim of improving our understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. In addition we aimed to identify variables predictive of recurrent AF.

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

• severe pulmonary or renal disease
• contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging
• valvular disease
• previous cardiac surgery