Thermocool SF Catheter Versus Thermocool Catheter in Isthmus-dependent Atrial Flutter Ablation (Cathena)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02088489

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : March 17, 2014

Last Update Posted : August 10, 2017

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Josep Lluis Mont Girbau, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

About Study Results Reporting on ClinicalTrials.gov

Recruitment Status :	Completed
Actual Primary Completion Date :	February 2015
Actual Study Completion Date :	March 2017

Publications:

Cosio FG, López-Gil M, Goicolea A, Arribas F, Barroso JL. Radiofrequency ablation of the inferior vena cava-tricuspid valve isthmus in common atrial flutter. Am J Cardiol. 1993 Mar 15;71(8):705-9.

Ilg KJ, Kühne M, Crawford T, Chugh A, Jongnarangsin K, Good E, Pelosi F Jr, Bogun F, Morady F, Oral H. Randomized comparison of cavotricuspid isthmus ablation for atrial flutter using an open irrigation-tip versus a large-tip radiofrequency ablation catheter. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2011 Sep;22(9):1007-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02045.x. Epub 2011 Mar 31.

Cuesta A, Mont L, Alvarenga N, Rogel U, Brugada J. Comparison of 8-mm-tip and irrigated-tip catheters in the ablation of isthmus-dependent atrial flutter: a prospective randomized trial. Rev Esp Cardiol. 2009 Jul;62(7):750-6. English, Spanish.

Scaglione M, Blandino A, Raimondo C, Caponi D, Di Donna P, Toso E, Ebrille E, Cesarani F, Ferrarese E, Gaita F. Impact of ablation catheter irrigation design on silent cerebral embolism after radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: results from a pilot study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2012 Aug;23(8):801-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02298.x. Epub 2012 Apr 11.

Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Cooper JM, Lin D, Russo AM, Verdino RJ, Patel VV, Kimmel SE, Ratcliffe SJ, Hsia HH, Nayak HM, Zado E, Ren JF, Marchlinski FE. Comparison of cool tip versus 8-mm tip catheter in achieving electrical isolation of pulmonary veins for long-term control of atrial fibrillation: a prospective randomized pilot study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2006 Oct;17(10):1074-9. Epub 2006 Jul 18.

Feld GK, Fleck RP, Chen PS, Boyce K, Bahnson TD, Stein JB, Calisi CM, Ibarra M. Radiofrequency catheter ablation for the treatment of human type 1 atrial flutter. Identification of a critical zone in the reentrant circuit by endocardial mapping techniques. Circulation. 1992 Oct;86(4):1233-40.

Fischer B, Haissaguerre M, Garrigues S, Poquet F, Gencel L, Clementy J, Marcus FI. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of common atrial flutter in 80 patients. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1995 May;25(6):1365-72.

Scavée C, Jaïs P, Hsu LF, Sanders P, Hocini M, Weerasooriya R, Macle L, Raybaud F, Clementy J, Haïssaguerre M. Prospective randomised comparison of irrigated-tip and large-tip catheter ablation of cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent atrial flutter. Eur Heart J. 2004 Jun;25(11):963-9.

McGreevy KS, Hummel JP, Jiangang Z, Haines DE. Comparison of a saline irrigated cooled-tip catheter to large electrode catheters with single and multiple temperature sensors for creation of large radiofrequency lesions. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2005 Dec;14(3):139-45. Epub 2006 Jan 18.

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