New heart device aims to zap away irregular rhythm
NCT ID NCT05501873
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is tracking over 1,100 people with atrial fibrillation who are treated with the FARAPULSE system, a device that uses electrical pulses to destroy tiny areas of heart tissue causing the irregular rhythm. The goal is to see how well it works and how safe it is in everyday hospital use. Researchers will check if patients stay in normal rhythm for at least 12 months after the procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
Active substance
FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation system (a device that uses electrical pulses to destroy abnormal heart tissue)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could confirm that pulsed field ablation is a safe and effective way to treat atrial fibrillation and restore normal heart rhythm.
What could go wrong
This is an observational registry, not a controlled trial, so results may be less definitive. Risks include device- or procedure-related serious side effects, and long-term benefits are still being studied.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
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Locations
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AZ Sint Jan Hospital
Bruges, Belgium
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Allgemeines Krankenhaus AKH
Vienna, Austria
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Az. Osp. Lancisi-Hospital
Ancona, Italy
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CHR de la Citadelle
Liège, Belgium
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CHU Grenoble
Grenoble, France
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Casa Di Cura 'Montevergine' S.P.A.
Mercogliano, Italy
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Catharina Ziekenhuis
Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Centre Cardiologique du Nord
Saint-Denis, France
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Centro Especial Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, Spain
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Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain
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Clinique Ambroise Pare-Hospital
Neuilly, France
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Clinique Pasteur Toulouse
Toulouse, France
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Facharztzentrum Dresden-Neustadt Betriebsgesellschaft mbH
Dresden, Germany
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Fiona Stanley Hospital
Murdoch, Australia
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Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen
Göttingen, Germany
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Hartcentrum Hasselt Jessa Ziekenhuis Campus Virga Jesse
Hasselt, Belgium
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Henry Dunant hospital
Athens, Greece
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Hopital Prive du Confluent SAS
Nantes, France
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Hopital Saint Philibert-Hospital
Lomme, France
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Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa
Zaragoza, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Fe
Valencia, Spain
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Hospital de Santa Cruz
Carnaxide, Portugal
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Institut Jantung Negara
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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John Hunter Hospital
Newcastle, Australia
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King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital
Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Mater Private Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
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Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice a.s.
České Budějovice, Czechia
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Neuron Medical in Brno
Brno, Czechia
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Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center
Athens, Greece
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Ospedale Isola Tiberina Gemelli Isola
Roma, Italy
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Ospedale Rivoli
Rivoli, Italy
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Ospedale San Bortolo de Vicenza
Vicenza, Italy
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Prince Charles Hospital
Brisbane, Australia
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Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Princesse Grace
Monaco, Monaco
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Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Royal Papworth Hospital
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Semmelweis University
Budapest, Hungary
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St Georg Asklepios
Hamburg, Germany
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St. Antonius Ziekenhuis
Nieuwegein, Netherlands
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Staedisches Klinikum Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Tays Heart Hospital
Tampere, Finland
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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel
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Universitaetsklinikum Aachen (UKA)
Aachen, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
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University Hospital of Muenster
Münster, Germany
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego
Warsaw, Poland