Efficacy of Different Ablation Strategies for Controlling Atrial Fibrillation

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

166

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2006

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2009

Study Completion Date

October 31, 2011

Conditions
Atrial Fibrillation
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Radiofrequency ablation

Special catheters are inserted into blood vessels in the groin, then advanced into the left atrium of the heart. Radiofrequency (heat) energy is applied to small areas of heart tissue where electrical impulses that generate AF are found.

Trial Locations (1)

19104

University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Pennsylvania

OTHER

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