The Dynamics of Human Atrial Fibrillation

University of California San Diego

Status: Completed

Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation; Atrial Tachyarrhythmia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01008722

R01HL083359 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The study is conducted in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing clinically prescribed ablation. The study hypothesis is that ablation at specific sites that are identified to 'drive' the atrial fibrillation may improve the success of the ablation procedure.

Enrollment: 98 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects will be patients undergoing electrophysiology study and ablation for paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) after having failed >or= 1 anti-arrhythmic drug.