Arrythmia
Conditions
Keywords
Stereotaxis, Arrythmia, Catheter ablation, Heart
Brief summary
Patients with several heart arrythmia can potentially be cured by catheterablation. For some arrythmias 95% of the patients are cured. Also patients with atrial fibrillation are cured by catherablation even though the effect is not as impressive as for other cardiac arrythmias. About 70% of patients with paroxystic and persistant atrial fibrillation are cured. Most of the remaining obtain a reduction of their symptoms. At conventional ablation of atrial fibrillation the catheters are manually navigated to the ideal anatomic position where to isolate the pulmonary veins from the left atrium. Lately it has been possible to navigate the ablationcatheters using 'remote magnetic navigation' using a magnetic based navigation equipment, Stereotaxis. The Heartcentre of Rigshospitalet had this Stereotaxis equipment installed in the autumn of 2006. We will investigate the utility and safety of using this remote magnetic navigation/Stereotaxis.
Detailed description
The purpose on this study is to show the utility and the safety by using the remote magnetic navigation of ablation catheters with the Stereotaxis equipment at ablations of * atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and other arrythmias * childrens arrythmias * arrythmias of patients with pacemaker or ICD (Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator)
Interventions
PROCEDURECatheter ablation using the Stereotaxis equipment
Energy delivery through ablation catheter during an interventional catheterisation of the heart.
Sponsors
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
following patients that need catheter ablation: * Patients with atrial fibrillation * Patients with artial flutter * Patients with other tachy arrythmia * Patients with paceaker/ICD
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with anamnestic psycosis or other conditions where information is impossible or insure to give * Contraindication to magnetic ablation therapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical effect and safety of ablation | 3 month after procedure | Stroke and death |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility of remote navigation | within 3 months | Succesrate |
Countries
Denmark
Contacts
Primary ContactXu Chen, MD
Backup ContactSteen Pehrson, MD
Outcome results
None listed