Combined Amiodarone and Electrical Cardioversion for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2013-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To determine the efficacy of cardioversion and amiodarone for cardiac patients who develop postoperative atrial fibrillation

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
• Treatments: Amiodarone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects who underwent CABG and/or cardiac valve surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass and develop postoperative atrial fibrillation within 7 days after surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects who had any form of atrial fibrillation prior to surgery

• Subjects who were on antiarrhythmic medications preoperatively, including but not limited to procainamide and amiodarone