Plain-English translation of NCT06989775 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing whether adding two preventive procedures during your scheduled heart surgery—a special ablation technique and placement of the AtriClip device to block part of your heart called the left atrial appendage—can prevent you from developing irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) after surgery. Irregular heartbeat is the most common complication after heart surgery, affecting more than half of patients in some cases. Researchers hope that doing these extra steps during your surgery will protect you from this complication both right after surgery and in the long term.
Irregular heartbeat after heart surgery is very common and can lead to serious health problems and longer hospital stays. Doctors think that blocking and ablating a specific area of the heart at the time of surgery might prevent this complication from happening in the first place.
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If you're randomly assigned to the treatment group, you will undergo your planned heart surgery plus the two additional procedures (ablation and AtriClip placement) during the same operation. If you're in the comparison group, you'll have your standard heart surgery without these extra procedures. After surgery, you'll have follow-up visits where doctors will check your heart rhythm and monitor you for complications over a long-term period to see whether the additional procedures helped prevent irregular heartbeat.
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