# Thoracoscopic Surgical Versus Catheter Ablation Approaches for Primary Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

> **NCT04715425** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)** · enrollment: 170 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Atrial Fibrillation, Persistent

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Thoracoscopic pulmonary vein isolation without additional lesion + left atrial appendage exclusion/amputation
- **PROCEDURE:** Catheter pulmonary vein isolation without additional lesions

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04715425
- **Lead sponsor:** Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2019-09-25
- **Primary completion:** 2024-09
- **Final completion:** 2028-09
- **Target enrollment:** 170 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-01-25


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04715425

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04715425, "Thoracoscopic Surgical Versus Catheter Ablation Approaches for Primary Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04715425. Licensed CC0.

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