Efficacy and Safety of Electrical Versus Pharmacological Cardioversion in Early Atrial Fibrillation

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The optimal strategy to restore sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) of less than 48 hours' duration is still controversial. The investigators performed a controlled single-center trial to compare electrical and pharmacological (propafenone) cardioversion to restore the sinus rhythm in selected patients with acute atrial fibrillation.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Valduce Hospital
• Treatments: Propafenone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• atrial fibrillation of less than 48 hours' duration.

Exclusion Criteria:

• AF of more than 48 hours'

• hemodynamic instability

• acute onset atrial fibrillation due to acute coronary syndrome

• electrolyte disturbances

• sepsis

• fever

• hypothermia

• untreated hyperthyroidism

• use of antiarrhythmic drugs

• high embolic risk

• unclear duration of symptoms