Nerve Ablation for Fast Heart Rhythms
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests a procedure that targets certain nerves near the neck to calm down dangerous fast heart rhythms. The goal is to see if this approach can help people who still have these rhythms despite having an ICD and being scheduled for a standard catheter ablation.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older.
- You have an ICD or CRT-D device in your chest.
- You've had episodes of a fast heart rhythm (ventricular tachycardia) that your device treated with a shock or pacing.
- Your doctor has already said you need a catheter ablation procedure for this rhythm problem.
- You have not had any surgery or procedure that changed the stellate ganglia (nerve bundles in your neck).
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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