Catheter Ablation and Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Heart Failure
Completed
- Conditions
- Catheter AblationAtrial FibrillationRate ControlHeart Failure
- Registration Number
- NCT02846922
- Lead Sponsor
- Nanjing Medical University
- Brief Summary
To evaluate the efficacy of catheter ablation and rate control in heart failure patients with atrial fibrillation.
- Detailed Description
All patients received either catheter ablation for rhythm control or rate control before enrollment, and the investigators do not assign specific interventions to the subjects during the study. So this study might be considered to be observational.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 394
Inclusion Criteria
- age>18 years
- documented atrial fibrillation
- New York Heart Association Ⅱ-Ⅳ or left ventricular ejection fraction <50%
Exclusion Criteria
- heart failure that had a suspected reversible cause
- previous ablation
- any contraindication to catheter ablation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Major adverse cardiac events up to 3 years composite of all-cause mortality, stroke and unplanned hospitalization due to cardiovascular reasons
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method all-cause mortality up to 3 years unplanned hospitalization due to cardiovascular reasons up to 3 years Unplanned hospitalization will be present only if the patient is hospitalized unexpectedly because of persisting or increasing complaints of heart failure and ventricular arrhythmias
stroke up to 3 years stroke must be certified by CT scan
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Drum Tower Hospital
🇨🇳Nanjing, Jiangsu, China