The purpose of this study is to test if catheter ablation is better than medication therapy at treating arrhythmias originating from the upper and/or lower chambers of the heart in order to allow the heart to beat properly.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
2
Catheter ablation of atrial or ventricular arrhythmia. The technique and type of ablation will be at the discretion of the treating electrophysiologists.
Anti-Arrhythmic drugs that are deemed to be appropriate for the given participants's arrhythmia by the treating physician.
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Change in Ejection Fraction (EF)
Change in Ejection Fraction (EF)
Time frame: 90 Days
Bi-ventricular Pacing Improvement
data not analyzed
Time frame: 90 Days
Cardiovascular Mortality
data not analyzed
Time frame: 365Days
All-cause Mortality
data was not analyzed
Time frame: 365 Days
Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure Exacerbation
data not analyzed
Time frame: 365 Days
New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class Change
Time frame: 30 Days
Change in 6 Minute Walk Test
data not analyzed
Time frame: 30 Days
Change in Quality of Life - SF-36
data not analyzed
Time frame: 30 Days
Change in Quality of Life Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)
data not analyzed
Time frame: 30 Days
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