Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation

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Conditions studied: Atrial Fibrillation

In brief

This study will evaluate the recurrence rates of atrial fibrillation that develops in the hospital following non cardiac procedures or surgeries or acute medical illnesses.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02898545

Run by

University of Cincinnati

People needed

1

Starts

2016-09-01

Expected to finish

2017-07-20

Last updated by the study team

2017-08-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Development of atrial fibrillation or flutter during a hospital stay following a non-cardiac procedure or acute medical illness
• CHADS2VASc score of 2 or more

You may not qualify if…

• Prior history of atrial fibrillation of flutter
• Requiring ventilator support or in shock
• Acute decompensated heart failure or EF =/< 40%
• Greater than mild valvular heart disease
• Other structural heart disease such as more than mild LVH, constrictive or restrictive cardiomyopathy
• Hyperthyroidism uncontrolled at the time of diagnosis if known
• Pulmonary embolism that requires thrombolysis or resulted in shock
• Use of antiarrhythmic drugs (class I or III) at the time of discharge
• Cardiothoracic surgery in the last 6 months

Where it is running

• University of Cincinnati Medical Center — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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