Incidence and Electrical Characteristics of the Epicardial Connection Between the Pulmonary Veins and Adjacent Structures

Incidence and Electrical Characteristics of the Epicardial Connection Between the Pulmonary Veins and Adjacent Structures - Incidence and Electrical Characteristics of the Epicardial Connection Between the Pulmonary Veins and Adjacent Structures

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000055187

Enrollment

100

Registered

2024-08-07

Start date

2018-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

atrial fibrillation

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The subjects were patients who underwent radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation at the relevant medical institution.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who were in atrial fibrillation at the start of catheter ablation and did not return to sinus rhythm even after defibrillation.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Frequency of muscle bundles running along the adventitia	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The incidence of atrial fibrillation recurrence depending on the presence or absence of muscle bundles running along the epicardial side	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHiro Yamasaki

Unversity of Tsukuba Deparment of Cardiology

hyamasaki@md.tsukuba.ac.jp029-853-3143

Outcome results