The Impact of Focal Ablation in Catheter Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

The Impact of Focal Ablation in Catheter Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation - The importance of detecting any non-PV foci and eliminating them during Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation ablation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000016366

Enrollment

300

Registered

2015-01-29

Start date

2014-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF)

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Three hundred and four consecutive patients with drug-refractory, symptomatic PAF who underwent their first catheter ablation procedure between September 2009 and June 2011 were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who had previously experienced AF lasting more than 24 hours, had severe structural abnormalities, or dropped out of follow-up after the procedure were excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
AF recurrence-free rate of AF	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKentaro Hayashi

Kokura Memorial Hospital Department of Cardiology

sg-kentaro@kf6.so-net.ne.jp093-511-2000

Outcome results