112
Participants
Start Date
August 1, 2003
Primary Completion Date
June 1, 2006
Study Completion Date
June 1, 2006
Radiofrequency ablation, antiarrhythmic drugs
Patients receive either treatment.
Amiodarone, flecainide, propafenone, quinidine, dofetilide, sotalol, cibenzoline, beta blocking and calcium channel blocking agents and antiarrhythmic drugs
Amiodarone will be taken at 600 mg per day for 21 days (as a loading dose) followed by 1.4g per week or 200mg per day. The daily dose may be increased to 300mg or 2.1g per week.
ThermoCool Radiofrequency Catheter
Patient is ablated once, repeat ablation if paroxysmal atrial fibrillation reoccurs.
Hopital Cantonal de Geneve, Geneva
University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham
Mid-Ohio Cardiology, Columbus
Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Hôpital Haut Lèvêque, Pessac
Biosense Webster, Inc.
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