Researchers are trying to determine whether arterial stiffness detected by ultrasound can predict outcomes in the development and recurrence of atrial fibrillation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
15
Uses sound waves to examine the blood flow through the carotid arteries and to determine the elastic properties or stiffness of the artery.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation following cardioversion
We will follow up by phone or look through medical records to record the number of subjects that have had a recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation. We are also looking if we can correlate the recurrence with arterial stiffness.
Time frame: 6 months
Occurrence of heart failure
Number of subjects to have heart failure following cardioversion
Time frame: 6 months
Occurrence of stroke
Number of subjects to have a stroke following cardioversion
Time frame: 6 months
Occurrence of hospitalization
Number of subjects that have been hospitalized following cardioversion
Time frame: 6 months
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