AI model spots AFib recurrence risk after ablation
NCT ID NCT06977516
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study developed an artificial intelligence system that combines patient medical records and doctors' notes to predict whether atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat) will return after a common treatment called ablation. Researchers analyzed data from over 2,500 patients across five hospitals in China. The goal is to give doctors a better tool to identify high-risk patients and improve follow-up care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI tool could help doctors identify patients at higher risk of AFib returning after ablation, allowing for better follow-up care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study, not a clinical trial testing a treatment. The AI model needs to be validated in real-world settings before it can be used in practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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2,508 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
We plan to extract data from patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation who underwent their first atrial fibrillation ablation at the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, the Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University, Jinhua People's Hospital, and Beilun District Hospital. The collected data will include the patient's general information, laboratory tests, preoperative dynamic electrocardiogram text modality, echocardiogram text modality, and surgical procedure. The primary observation endpoint will be atrial fibrillation recurrence (defined as the detection of a persistent atrial arrhythmia lasting more than 30 seconds on ECG or dynamic ECG after ablation), with a follow-up period extending until March 2025.
- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
This study retrospectively analyzed data from patients who underwent AF ablation at five Chinese AF centers: the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (ZJU4th, January 2016 to March 2024), Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province (ZJTZH, January 2015 to January 2024), the Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University (YNH, January 2016 to January 2024), Jinhua People's Hospital (JHPH, January 2020 to January 2024), and Ningbo Beilun Hospital (NBH, January 2020 to January 2024). Exclusion criteria were as follows: 1. Repeat ablation procedures; 2. Valvular AF or AF with NYHA class IV heart failure. 3. Missing Holter ECG or preoperative echocardiography data; 4. Loss to follow-up after ablation;
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beilun District People's Hospital
Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315800, China
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Jinhua People's Hospital
Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321000, China
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Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University
Taizhou, Zhejiang, 317000, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University
Kunming, Yunnan, 650000, China
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The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Yiwu, Zhejiang, 322000, China