110
Participants
Start Date
November 30, 2006
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2008
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2008
propafenone; flecainide; sotalol; dofetilide
Above drugs prescribed per established guidelines for treatment of AF
Radiofrequency catheter ablation
A special catheter that delivers radiofrequency (heat) energy is advanced into the heart and used to destroy small areas of heart tissue responsible for causing atrial fibrillation. All catheters / devices used in the study are FDA approved for human use and currently being used to perform the AF ablation procedure in the United Sates.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
OTHER