Tested added ethanol vein treatment during repeat atrial fibrillation ablation
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial compares two ways to help stop atrial fibrillation during a repeat procedure: standard vein isolation only versus standard isolation plus an added medicine (ethanol) into the vein of Marshall. It aims to see whether the added step improves results when atrial fibrillation returns after a previous successful treatment.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You’re over 18 years old.
- You’re scheduled for a repeat ablation because paroxysmal atrial fibrillation came back after a prior PVI.
- At the start of the study, testing shows your prior pulmonary vein isolation is still lasting.
- You do not have persistent atrial fibrillation (an ongoing form of AF, not brief episodes).
- You haven’t had certain prior heart ablation steps (including SVC/roofline/mitral line or vein of Marshall ethanol).
- No blood clots in the left atrium/left atrial appendage on pre-procedure scans, and your heart pumping strength is okay (left ejection fraction is at least 35%).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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