Ultrasound-guided ablation for heart rhythm problems
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study uses a special ultrasound camera on a thin tube inside your heart (intracardiac echocardiography) to help doctors see the area causing your heart rhythm problem more clearly during the standard procedure (ablation). It may help them burn the wrong tissue more precisely.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are scheduled to have a procedure called 'ablation' to treat extra heartbeats or a fast heart rhythm coming from the bottom chambers (ventricles).
- Your heart rhythm problem is not likely coming from a specific spot called the right ventricular outflow tract (a common location).
- The first plan is NOT to access your heart through the outer lining (epicardium).
- You do NOT have a heart defect you were born with, and you do NOT have a mechanical heart valve on the right side of your heart (tricuspid valve).
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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