Effect of epicardial adipose tissue in atrial fibrillatio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- atrial fibrillation
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000012606
- Lead Sponsor
- Kanazawa University, Department of Disease Control and Homeostasis
- Brief Summary
The mean epicardial addipose tissue density using CT was significantly higher in the patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation than in control patients. Published from Journal of Cardiology. 2016; 68: 406-411.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1)moderate or severe valvular disease 2)reduced cardiac function (left ventricular ejection fraction<55%) 3)severe obese cases (BMI>30kg/m2) 4)heart failure cases (BNP>200pg/ml) 5)history of open-heart surgery 6)inflammatory or infection disease cases 7)Patients rejected the use of clinical data
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation therapy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)distribution, accumulation and property of epicardial adipose tissue 2)blood examination 3)echocardiography