Enhanced circulation therapy with rehab for atrial fibrillation
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests a treatment that boosts blood flow to the heart (enhanced external counterpulsation) along with a heart rehab program. It may help reduce symptoms and improve heart health in people with atrial fibrillation, a condition that causes an irregular heartbeat.
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Who can take part
- You are between 40 and 80 years old.
- You have been diagnosed with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (irregular heart rhythm that comes and goes or lasts for a while).
- Your health is stable enough to join a cardiac rehab program and the circulation therapy.
- You have not had a heart attack, unstable chest pain, or heart failure worsening in the last 4 weeks.
- You do not have severe heart valve disease, very weak heart pumping (ejection fraction less than 30%), or certain blood vessel or bleeding conditions.
- You can give informed consent to participate.
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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