A Comparison of the Drug Therapy Versus Re-Ablation

Summary

The hypothesis of this study was that early re-ablation (test) was superior to AAD therapy (control) in patients with previous failed PVI ablation for paroxysmal AF.

Timeline

Start

2007-11

Primary completion

2012-01

Completion

2012-08

Publications

• Pokushalov E, Romanov A, De Melis M, Artyomenko S, Baranova V, Losik D, Bairamova S, Karaskov A, Mittal S, Steinberg JS. Progression of atrial fibrillation after a failed initial ablation procedure in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a randomized comparison of drug therapy versus reablation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2013 Aug;6(4):754-60. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000495. Epub 2013 Jun 7.

Drugs

Indications