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CARTO® 3 System and Real Time Intracardiac Ultrasound

Completed
Conditions
Atrial Fibrillation
Paroxysmal AF
Interventions
Device: Catheter Ablation
Registration Number
NCT01716663
Lead Sponsor
Biosense Webster, Inc.
Brief Summary

This is a prospective, multicenter, non-randomized observational study of subjects 18 years and older undergoing RF ablation with drug refractory recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (AF).

Detailed Description

This study is purposed to measure "real world" acute procedural outcomes (procedural efficiency and acute safety) associated with use of the CARTO® 3 System and real time intracardiac ultrasound in a clinical setting in subjects with drug refractory recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal AF.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
234
Inclusion Criteria
  • Drug refractory, recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal AF
  • Age 18 years or older
  • Patients able and willing to provide written informed consent to participate in the study and comply with study requirements
Exclusion Criteria
  • Atrial fibrillation secondary to electrolyte imbalance, thyroid disease, or reversible or non-cardiac cause
  • Previous ablation for atrial fibrillation
  • AF episodes that last longer than 30 days
  • Uncontrolled heart failure, or NYHA Class III or IV heart failure
  • Documented intra-atrial thrombus or other abnormality on pre-ablation imaging
  • Contraindication to anticoagulation
  • Stroke, cardiac surgery, unstable angina, myocardial infarction or percutaneous coronary intervention within the past 3 months
  • Awaiting cardiac transplantation
  • Heart disease for which corrective surgery is anticipated within 6 months
  • Enrollment in other investigational drug or device study
  • Subjects unwilling to comply with protocol or follow-up requirements
  • Patients who are pregnant

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Experimental: Catheter AblationCatheter AblationThese patients have drug refractory recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal AF, are 18 years and older, and are able and willing to provide written informed consent to participate in the study and comply with study requirements.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Total Fluoroscopy TimeDay 0

The fluoroscopy time will be measured for each phase (access, mapping, ablation, and validation) of the procedure and summed to derive the total.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Total Procedure TimeDay 0

The procedure time will be measured for each phase (access, mapping, ablation, and validation) of the procedure and summed to derive the total.

Acute Procedural SuccessDay 0

Acute success will be defined as confirmation of pulmonary vein isolation by entrance block, exit block, and/or periostial block of all targeted pulmonary veins.

Mean Number of Radiofrequency (RF) ApplicationsDay 0

RF application is defined as the number of times RF energy is delivered during the procedure.

Total Radiofrequency (RF) TimeDay 0

Total RF time is defined as the total time RF is delivered during the procedure.

Trial Locations

Locations (26)

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Scott & White Memorial Hospital

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Temple, Texas, United States

Lankenau Institute for Medical Research

🇺🇸

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

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Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

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Santa Barbara, California, United States

AZ Heart Rhythm Research Center

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Scottsdale Healthcare Research Institute

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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Geisinger Heart Institute

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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

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Houston, Texas, United States

University of Colorado Denver

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

Wellmont CVA Heart Institute

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Kingsport, Tennessee, United States

University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Osceola Regional Medical Center

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Kissimmee, Florida, United States

East Coast Institute for Research, LLC. St. Vincent's Ambulatory Care, Inc.

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

JFK Medical Center

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Atlantis, Florida, United States

Tallahassee Research Institute

🇺🇸

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Northeast Georgia Heart Center, PC

🇺🇸

Gainsville, Georgia, United States

Pepin Heart Hospital

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

Provena St. Joseph Medical Center

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Joliet, Illinois, United States

Kettering Medical Center

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Kettering, Ohio, United States

Washington Adventist Hospital CCVR

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Takoma Park, Maryland, United States

Michigan CardioVascular Institute

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Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Hackensack University Medical Center

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Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

St. Mary Medical Center

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Newtown, Pennsylvania, United States

Northeast Baptist Hospital

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Medical College of Wisconsin

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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