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ABLATE Versus PACE: PVI or AV Node Ablation and PM Implantation for Elderly Patients With Persistent AF
Sponsor: St. Josefs-Hospital Wiesbaden GmbH
Summary
As patients age, symptom control and treatment of atrial fibrillation become equally difficult, often leading to increased hospitalization. ABLATE versus PACE is a prospective, randomized clinical trial comparing pacemaker implantation with AV node ablation with pulmonary vein isolation in terms of rehospitalization and quality of life in patients with persistent AF aged 75 years and older.
Official title: Pulmonary-vein Isolation or Ablation of Atrioventricular-node and Pacemaker Implantation for Elderly Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (ABLATE Versus PACE)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
75 Years - 99 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
196
Start Date
2021-05-01
Completion Date
2027-04-30
Last Updated
2025-09-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Cryoballoon pulmonary-vein isolation
Electrical isolation of the pulmonary-veins using cryoenergy
Pacemaker implantation and ablation of atrioventricular-node
Pacemaker implantation and ablation of atrioventricular-node
Locations (12)
Universitätsklinikum Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Kerckhoff-Klinik Bad Nauheim
Bad Nauheim, Germany
Vivantes Klinikum am Urban
Berlin, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Essen, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, Germany
Klinikum Fürth
Fürth, Germany
Ev. Krankenhaus Hagen-Haspe
Hagen, Germany
Asklepios Klinik St. Georg
Hamburg, Germany
Westpfalz-Klinikum Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Krankenhaus Landshut-Achdorf
Landshut, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Münster
Münster, Germany
St. Josefs-Hospital Wiesbaden GmbH
Wiesbaden, Germany