Catheter Ablation and Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Heart Failure

Nanjing Medical University394 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate the efficacy of catheter ablation and rate control in heart failure patients with atrial fibrillation.

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

394

Conditions

Catheter Ablation Rate Control Heart Failure Atrial Fibrillation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

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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

Locations (1)

Drum Tower Hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Major adverse cardiac events

composite of all-cause mortality, stroke and unplanned hospitalization due to cardiovascular reasons

Time frame: up to 3 years

Secondary Outcomes

all-cause mortality

Time frame: up to 3 years

stroke

stroke must be certified by CT scan

Time frame: up to 3 years

unplanned hospitalization due to cardiovascular reasons

Unplanned hospitalization will be present only if the patient is hospitalized unexpectedly because of persisting or increasing complaints of heart failure and ventricular arrhythmias

Time frame: up to 3 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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