View clinical trials related to Atrial Fibrillation, Persistent.
Filter by:Recurrent focal electrical activation (or ectopy) superseding sinus activation is the only mechanism proven to drive paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). However, it has not been possible to show similar focal drivers during AF, owing to the limitations of mapping in persistent AF. RETRO-Mapping has been developed as a method to generate activation maps during AF to test the hypothesis that persistent AF is also maintained by focal drivers. RETRO-Mapping is able to locate sites of focal activation that were isolated, intermittent, or recurrent during persistent AF. However, a 30-second segment of AF can have approximately 150 wavefronts in a small area of myocardium. Screening for focal activation and manually validating these prior to ablation was not feasible using current commercial systems. RETRO-Mapping can automatically detect focal activation and a recording system that enables the intracardiac signals to be directly analysed by the RETRO-Mapping software. This will allow RETRO-Mapping to build a detailed classification of focal activation types and study the impact of ablation of these sites on the AF cycle length, to address the hypothesis that persistent AF is maintained by focal drivers.
FLOW EVAL-AF is a prospective, observational, single center pilot trial. The FLOW EVAL-AF trial is designed to identify driver sources in patients with persistent or longstanding persistent AF using EGF mapping and describe the activation patterns observed from concomitant high density mapping of those regions.
The purpose of this prospective randomized study is to assess whether a new treatment strategy consisting of circumferential Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), left ROof linear (RL), Mitral Isthmus linear (MIL), and left anterior SEptal linear (ASL) ablation and left atrial appendage (LAA) Device occlusion (PROMISED procedure) is superior to the PVI combined LAA closure in enhancing the long-term success rate of catheter ablation in non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) patients.
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate two treatment strategies in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation and heart failure, who are eligible for atrial fibrillation ablation. Patients will be randomized to either atrial fibrillation ablation or to implantation of a pacemaker with conduction system pacing followed by atrioventricular node ablation. The effect of treatment allocation on total mortality, cardiovascular hospitalization and heart failure hospitalization will be compared.
This study aims to investigate the long-term efficacy and safety of incorporating ganglionated plexus ablation into radiofrequency ablation strategies for persistent atrial fibrillation.
This is a prospective, non-randomized, multi-center, real-world post-market study to collect and evaluate data regarding the performance of the enhanced atrial fibrillation detection algorithm of the Assert-IQTM Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) device.
A randomised controlled clinical trial to assess efficacy of convergent ablation with the LARIAT procedure, as compared to standard endocardial catheter ablation in patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (AF).
This study aims to investigate the best strategy for repeat ablation of recurrent persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) after previous persistent AF ablation involving pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) along. Patients with low voltage areas on the posterer wall will be randomized to PVI alone or the posterer wall isoaltion (PWI) in addition to PVI.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an abnormal heart rhythm which originates from the top two chambers (atria) of the heart. It can cause significant symptoms and have severe consequences such as stroke. Catheter ablation is a treatment for AF. It is minimally invasive, involving thin tubes known as catheters, being inserted through a blood vessel in the groin and passed to the heart under X-ray guidance. Once in the heart, regions of tissue believed responsible for the abnormal heart rhythm can be identified, and hot or cold energy used to create scar at these areas, preventing the abnormal rhythm. Identifying these regions is a key challenge in making the treatment as effective as possible. The investigators believe that there may be a change in the shape of a participant's atria in these regions and as such identifying and treating areas of abnormal shape may be beneficial. To investigate this, the study team propose three phases. The first, uses previously collected data to make a model of what is average atrial geometry in AF. Investigators will then compare individual participants' atrial geometries to this average shape to identify areas of geometric abnormality and see how these correspond to areas of abnormal electrical activity. In the second phase, investigators will collect new data on how much atrial geometry changes during catheter ablation procedures. Finally, in the third phase, investigators will investigate whether including geometric assessment in the catheter ablation procedure is feasible from a work flow perspective.
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effects of non-invasive transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. taVNS is a treatment through which a small electrical current is applied to a specific location of the left ear. The main question to answer is whether taVNS will reduce the heart rate in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. After appropriate training, participants will self-administer taVNS for 30 minutes every day for two weeks. During one of the two weeks (randomized order), the clip electrode, delivering the electrical current will be attached to the cymba conchae of the left ear, while during the other week the clip electrode will be attached to the lobule of the left ear. During both weeks, the electrocardiogram (ECG) will be monitored continuously through a small ECG patch that is placed on the chest. Participants will meet with the investigators at the beginning of the study, after 7 days and at the end of the study (after 14 days). Researchers will compare the ECG obtained during the two weeks and evaluate if the heart rate differs between the two study weeks.