Stereotactic radiation treatment for abnormal heart rhythms
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial studies using a precise type of radiation (stereotactic ablative radiotherapy) to treat abnormal heart rhythms when medicines or prior procedures haven’t worked. It may help by targeting the heart area causing the rhythm problem without doing another invasive ablation.
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Who can take part
- You have an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) with symptoms such as an unusual heart rate or pattern.
- Medicines for your rhythm problem have not worked, or you have already had at least one catheter ablation procedure.
- Your radiation specialist (radiation oncologist) says you are healthy enough to receive this radiation treatment.
- You have not already received a high dose of radiation to the same target area that would make more treatment unsafe.
- You are able to receive radiation; other medical reasons that block radiation treatment would usually exclude you.
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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