Safe Use of New Oral Anticoagulants in Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

October 2, 2015 updated by: Peter Steen Hansen, Private Hospital Heart Center Varde

Safe Use of New Oral Anticoagulants in Patients Treated by Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

Use of new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) in patients before and after catheter based pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is still controversial. Experience is reported from consecutive patients ablated with PVI for atrial fibrillation and treated with dabigatran, rivaroxaban, or apixaban from Nov 2011 until Dec 2014. Patients are followed for 3 month after ablation. All complications possible being related to the use of NOAC are registered.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Use of new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) in patients before and after radiofrequency ablation with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is still controversial. Experience is reported from consecutive patients ablated with PVI for atrial fibrillation and treated with dabigatran, rivaroxaban, or apixaban from Nov 2011 until Dec 2014. Patients paused their NOAC treatment for 24 hours before ablation. Patients were routinely followed up after 3 months with a standard formular focused on possible adverse events (major bleeding complications or thromboembolic events) to NOAC treatment. Adverse events related to the use of NOAC were registered during treatment or during 3 months of follow-up.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

234

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation and symptomatic despite pharmacological treatment.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Symptomatic atrial fibrillation despite pharmacological treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of participants with bleeding or thromboembolism during PVI and/or three months of follow up
Time Frame: Up to three months after PVI
Any bleeding or thromboembolism observed during the PVI procedure and/or during 3 months of follow-up are registered. Also, if any procedure related complication was worsened by treatment with NOAC was registered.
Up to three months after PVI

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Private Hospital Heart Center Varde

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Peter S Hansen, M.D., Varde Heart Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 1, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 2, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

October 6, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 6, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 2, 2015

Last Verified

October 1, 2015

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NOAC and PVI 2015

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