Risk stratification of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation with regard to intervention-associated complications in the upper gastrointestinal tract

Risk stratification of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation with regard to intervention-associated complications in the upper gastrointestinal tract - complications upper GI after PVI

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036820

Enrollment

800

Registered

2025-11-12

Start date

2025-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

I48.9

Interventions

Group 1: Retrospective inclusion of all consecutive patients after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) of atrial fibrillation (AF) with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) on the posterior wall of the left atriu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion of all patients = 18 years of age who have undergone catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation at Klinikum Oldenburg AöR between 1 March 2021 and 30 April 2025

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion of all patients < 18 years of age at the time of the intervention or who have not given written consent for ablation or post-interventional endoscopy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Endoscopically detectable esophageal lesions (EDEL) after PVI	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
PVI-associated gastroparesis Atrioesophageal fistula Esophageal perforation Complications of PVI (pericardial effusion, pneumonia, sepsis, access-site complications - bleeding, aneurysm, fistula)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristian Meinhardt

Klinikum Oldenburg AöR, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin III - Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Stoffwechselmedizin, Nieren- und Hochdruckerkrankungen

christian.meinhardt@uni-oldenburg.de+4944140477575

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026