# Effect of Left Atrial Appendage Excision on Procedure Outcome in Patients With Persistent and Long-standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Surgical Ablation

> **NCT02562391** · PHASE2 · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Meshalkin Research Institute of Pathology of Circulation** · enrollment: 180 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Atrial Fibrillation

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Surgical ablation of the left atrium (PVI+Box lesions)
- **DEVICE:** Surgical ablation of the left atrium (PVI+Box lesions) and left atrial appendage cutting

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02562391
- **Lead sponsor:** Meshalkin Research Institute of Pathology of Circulation
- **Sponsor class:** NETWORK
- **Phase:** PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2011-05
- **Primary completion:** 2015-05
- **Final completion:** 2017-05
- **Target enrollment:** 180 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2015-09-29


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02562391

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02562391, "Effect of Left Atrial Appendage Excision on Procedure Outcome in Patients With Persistent and Long-standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Surgical Ablation". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02562391. Licensed CC0.

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