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Diagnostic Test

Carotid Ultrasound for Atrial Fibrillation

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Hon-Chi Lee, MD, PhD
Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
All patients with persistent AF, scheduled for electrical cardioversion
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will help researchers learn if a test that measures stiffness in the arteries can be used to predict if a person will develop or have a recurrence of atrial fibrillation.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation following cardioversion
Secondary outcome measures
Heart failure
Occurrence of hospitalization
Occurrence of stroke

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Subjects with atrial fibrillationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects with atrial fibrillation that have been clinically scheduled for an electrical cardioversion procedure will have carotid ultrasound testing done before and after the procedure
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Carotid Ultrasound
2007
Completed Phase 4
~660

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor
3,206 Previous Clinical Trials
3,767,068 Total Patients Enrolled
32 Trials studying Atrial Fibrillation
13,573 Patients Enrolled for Atrial Fibrillation
Hon-Chi Lee, MD, PhDPrincipal Investigator - Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester Saint Marys Campus
1 Previous Clinical Trials
45 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Arterial Stiffness and Atrial Fibrillation
Hon-Chi Lee, M.D., Ph.D. 2019. "Arterial Stiffness and Atrial Fibrillation". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04160663.
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