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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| PV 2961 | Other Identifier | Ethical Board Hamburg |
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The chronic success rate, defined as freedom from any atrial tachyarrhythmias will increase from 35% to 60% by ablation of complex fragmented atrial electrograms potentials in addition to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) as compared to PVI alone in patients with long-standing persistent AF.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| 1 | Active Comparator | ablation: pulmonary vein isolation |
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| 2 | Active Comparator | ablation: pulmonary vein isolation with additional ablation of fragmented potentials |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| pulmonary vein isolation | Procedure | common pulmonary vein isolation procedure |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| data collection in view of acute and chronic success rate | 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| data collection of complications in both groups and also procedure parameters | 12 months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Karl-Heinz Kuck, PhD, MD | Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Department of Cardiology | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Asklepios Klinik St. Georg | Hamburg | Germany |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 28687670 | Derived | Fink T, Schluter M, Heeger CH, Lemes C, Maurer T, Reissmann B, Riedl J, Rottner L, Santoro F, Schmidt B, Wohlmuth P, Mathew S, Sohns C, Ouyang F, Metzner A, Kuck KH. Stand-Alone Pulmonary Vein Isolation Versus Pulmonary Vein Isolation With Additional Substrate Modification as Index Ablation Procedures in Patients With Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: The Randomized Alster-Lost-AF Trial (Ablation at St. Georg Hospital for Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation). Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2017 Jul;10(7):e005114. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.117.005114. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001281 | Atrial Fibrillation |
| D013610 | Tachycardia |
| ID | Term |
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| D001145 | Arrhythmias, Cardiac |
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
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| pulmonary vein isolation with additional ablation of fragmented potentials |
| Procedure |
common pulmonary vein isolation with additional but also common ablation of fragmented potentials |
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| D013568 |
| Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D000075224 | Cardiac Conduction System Disease |