Abbott Atrial Fibrillation Post Approval Study

Korábbi kezelés

• Previously diagnosed continuous AF >12 months (longstanding persistent AF)
• Previous left atrial surgical or catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation or a previous procedure that required an incision in the left atrium with resulting scar
• History of atriotomy or ventriculotomy within 4 weeks prior to the initial procedure
• Enrollment in an investigational study evaluating another device, biologic, or drug that may interfere with this clinical investigation at the time of the initial procedure or within 30 days prior to the initial procedure

Más betegség

• Acute illness or active systemic infection or sepsis
• Presence of other medical, social, or psychological conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, could limit the subject's ability to participate in the clinical investigation or to comply with follow-up requirements, or impact the scientific soundness of the clinical investigation results

Egyéb

• Documented or known intracardiac thrombus on imaging
• Patients with prosthetic valves
• Diagnosed atrial myxoma
• Patient is unlikely to survive the protocol follow up period of 36 months
• Investigator deems at the time of screening for inclusion in the study that the patient's treatment plan does not or likely will not include use of the study catheter

• Subject must provide written informed consent prior to any clinical investigation-related procedure.
• Documented symptomatic persistent AF, which is defined as continuous AF sustained beyond 7 days and less than 1 year that is documented by a physician's note AND one of the following:
  • a 24-hour Holter within 180 days prior to consent/enrollment, showing continuous AF OR
  • two electrocardiograms (from any form of rhythm monitoring) showing continuous AF:
  • that are taken at least 7 days apart but less than 12 months apart. ii. If electrocardiograms are more than 12 months apart, there must be one or more SR recordings in between or within 12 months prior to consent/enrollment NOTE: The most recent ECG must be within 180 days of consent/enrollment. Documented evidence of the AF episode must either be continuous AF on a 12-lead ECG or include at least 30 seconds of AF from another ECG device.
• Subject must have failed, intolerance, or contraindication to a Class I-IV AAD medication.
• Able and willing to comply with all pre-, post-, and follow-up testing and requirements