# Catheter Ablation of Drug-refractory Persistent Atrial Fibrillation With the HeartLight(TM) Laser Balloon in Comparison With Irrigated Radiofrequency Current Ablation

> **NCT01863472** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Boris Schmidt** · enrollment: 152 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** HeartLight(TM) Laser Balloon
- **DEVICE:** irrigated radiofrequency current ablation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01863472
- **Lead sponsor:** Boris Schmidt
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2013-06
- **Primary completion:** 2016-09
- **Final completion:** 2016-11
- **Target enrollment:** 152 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2016-11-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01863472

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01863472, "Catheter Ablation of Drug-refractory Persistent Atrial Fibrillation With the HeartLight(TM) Laser Balloon in Comparison With Irrigated Radiofrequency Current Ablation". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01863472. Licensed CC0.

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