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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01380574
Date of registration: 16/06/2011
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Turku University Hospital
Public title: Safety of Cardioversion of Acute Atrial Fibrillation FinCV
Scientific title: Safety of Cardioversion of Acute Atrial Fibrillation
Date of first enrolment: June 2011
Target sample size: 7700
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01380574
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Retrospective  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Finland
Contacts
Name:     Juhani Airaksinen, Professor
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Affiliation:  Turku University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- patients admitted to emergency room because of acute AF in whom electrical or
pharmacological cardioversion was attempted <48 from the beginning of the symptoms

Exclusion Criteria:

- duration of the AF is unknown or >48 hours



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Atrial Fibrillation
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Incidence and predictors of thromboembolic complications, especially stroke, and death <31 days after cardioversion of acute AF [Time Frame: 31 days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Hemodynamic complications of cardioversion [Time Frame: 31 days]
Number of therapy non-responder and early recurrence of AF [Time Frame: 31 days]
Bleeding complications during the 31 days follow-up [Time Frame: 31 days]
Secondary ID(s)
K23
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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