Long Term Evaluation and Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Pacemaker Patients
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: midazolam with fentanyl.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Permanent Pacemaker Implantation. Basic parameters: 19 years — 80 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- South Korea
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Long Term Evaluation and Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Pacemaker Patients (AF-pacemaker Tx Study)
Overview
This study is prospective randomized study which was performed in multicenter (General Hospital) in Korea. Inclusion criteria is patients who developed atrial fibrillation/flutter/tachycardia after pacemaker implantation among AF-pacemaker study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03303872). The purpose is to investigate the recurrence rate of AF/AFL/AT in both groups after randomization for 60 months (5 years) in patients post pacemaker implantation and assess long term clinical results.
Interventions
- Drug midazolam with fentanyl
Radio-frequency catheter ablation is performed in the post-absorptive state after sedation with midazolam and fentanyl. Multipolar catheters were positioned in the coronary sinus, His, and the right atrium. The three-dimensional LA geometry was reconstructed using a CARTO or NavX electroanatomical mapping system. Circumferential pulmonary vein isolation was performed in all patients using a irrigated-tip catheter. A circular mapping catheter was used to confirm the isolation of the pulmonary vei
Primary outcome measures
- Recurrence rate of AF/AFL/AT in both groups [Time frame: 1 year after randomization]
- Recurrence rate of AF/AFL/AT in both groups [Time frame: 6-month follow up to 5 years]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- Left ventricular ejection fraction [Time frame: 1 year after randomization]
- Left atrial diameter [Time frame: 1 year after randomization]
- Stroke [Time frame: at least 1 year after randomization]
- Stroke [Time frame: 6-month follow up to 5 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients who developed atrial fibrillation/flutter/tachycardia after pacemaker implantation among AF-pacemaker study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03303872).
- Age: 18-80 years
- Patients eligible for the indications for permanent pacemaker implantation in accordance with 2016 revised Korean indication guideline on cardiac pacemaker implantation
- Estimated percentage of atrial pacing >40% under sinus rhythm (LR≥60bpm, close hysteresis and rest rate)
- Estimated percentage of ventricular pacing >40% under sinus rhythm (LR≥40bpm, DDD pacing, close hysteresis and rest rate)
- Patients who are willing to sign the informed consent.
- Patients who are willing to receive the implantation and post-operative follow-up.
Exclusion criteria
- Persistent or permanent AF
- Severe hepatic and renal insufficiency (AST or ALT ≥ three times of normal upper limit; SCr > 3.5 mg/dl or Ccr < 30ml/min)
- Thyroid gland dysfunction
- Pregnancy
- Malignant tumor
- Severe organic heart disease (such as moderate to severe mitral regurgitation, severe valvular regurgitation and stenosis, dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, severe heart valve disease)
- Life expectancy < 12 months
- Patients unable or unwilling to cooperate in the study procedures.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
South Korea · 1 center
- Division of Cardiology, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medi — Seoul
Identifiers
NCT: NCT03401593 · 4-2017-1028