Catheter Ablation of Drug-refractory Persistent Atrial Fibrillation With the HeartLight(TM) Laser Balloon in Comparison With Irrigated Radiofrequency Current Ablation

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

152

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2013

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2016

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2016

Conditions
Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Interventions
DEVICE

HeartLight(TM) Laser Balloon

With the HeartLight(TM) Laser Balloon pulmonary vein isolation is done endoscopically guided

DEVICE

irrigated radiofrequency current ablation

The irrigated radiofrequency current ablation is used for pulmonary vein isolation

Trial Locations (6)

15030

Na Homolce Hospital, Prague

46026

Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, Valencia

53105

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn

60431

Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Frankfurt am Main

76133

Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Medizinische Klinik IV, Karlsruhe

97616

Herz- und Gefäß-Klinik GmbH Bad Neustadt, Bad Neustadt an der Saale

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Boris Schmidt

OTHER

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