Overview

Ablation vs Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation - Pilot Trial

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The CABANA pilot study is designed to test the hypothesis that the treatment strategy of percutaneous left atrial catheter ablation for the purpose of the elimination of atrial fibrillation (AF) is superior to current state-of-the-art therapy with either rate control or anti-arrhythmic drugs for reducing AF recurrences at 1 year follow-up.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Mayo Clinic
Collaborators:
Abbott Medical Devices
Duke Clinical Research Institute
St. Jude Medical
Treatments:
Amiodarone
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Calcium Channel Blockers