LINAC-Based STereotactic Arrhythmia Radioablation (STAR) for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly: a prospective phase II trial.
Antonio Di MonacoFabiana GregucciIlaria BonaparteImma RomanazziFederica TroisiAlessia SurgoNicola VitulanoFederico QuadriniNoemi ValentiRoberta CarbonaraFiorella Cristina Di GuglielmoElena LudovicoRoberto CalbiPietro GuidaMaria Paola CilibertiAlba FiorentinoMassimo GrimaldiPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)
The present phase II trial demonstrated the feasibility of STAR in paroxysmal AF elderly patients and its potential role in increasing the quality of life. Surely, more robust data are needed about safety and efficacy.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- open label
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- electronic health record
- placebo controlled
- middle aged
- big data
- brain metastases
- data analysis
- randomized controlled trial
- acute coronary syndrome
- left ventricular
- venous thromboembolism
- double blind
- deep learning
- study protocol