New heart device could free AFib patients from blood thinners

NCT ID NCT05565599

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 17, 2026 · Updated 40 times

Summary

This early study tests a device that closes a small pouch in the heart (the left atrial appendage) in people with atrial fibrillation who cannot take blood thinners. The goal is to lower the risk of stroke without needing lifelong medication. About 58 participants will be followed to see if the device is safe and works well.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cardiovascular Institute Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center

    Thousand Oaks, California, 91360, United States

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • Scripps Health

    La Jolla, California, 92037, United States

  • St. Bernard's Heart & Vascular

    Jonesboro, Arkansas, 72401, United States

  • Tucson Medical Center

    Tucson, Arizona, 85712, United States

  • Univeristy of California Davis Health

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

atrial fibrillation

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.