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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN46168176
ISRCTN46168176
Completed
Not Applicable

Cryothermal versus Radiofrequency Ablation as atrial Flutter Therapy: a randomized comparison

Karolinska University Hospital (Sweden)0 sites150 target enrollmentApril 3, 2012

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Atrial flutter
Sponsor
Karolinska University Hospital (Sweden)
Enrollment
150
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 3, 2012
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Karolinska University Hospital (Sweden)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Consecutive patients referred to our institution for ablation therapy of ECG\-documented typical CTI\-dependent AFL
  • 2\. Patients above the age of 18 with symptomatic CTI\-dependent AFL documented on a 12\-lead ECG with typical ECG appearance of negative saw tooth waves in the inferior limb leads and positive deflections in V1 or positive saw tooth waves in the inferior limb leads and negative deflections in V1
  • 3\. Patients with a history of atrial fibrillation included if they had predominant atrial flutter under chronic treatment with class I or III antiarrhythmic agents

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Prior ablation for AFL
  • 2\. Atrial flutter related to recently undergone surgery, hyperthyroidism or other severe disease
  • 3\. Inability to adhere to the study protocol
  • 4\. Pregnancy
  • 5\. Predominant atrial fibrillation
  • 6\. Contraindication to warfarin

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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