Eligibility criteria+274 characters
Inclusion Criteria:
Men and women 18-100 years of age
Persistent ECG-verified AF and/or atrial flutter requiring elective conversion to SR
Receiving guideline-rec [...] New York Heart Association class IV heart failure
Diagnosis ifof severe liver disease (Child-Pugh score greater than or equa [...] ockers and a nondihydropyridine CCB
History of drug-induced TdPtorsades de pointes or QTc prolongation
Concomitant therapy with QTc-prolonging medications (www.crediblemeds.org),
except amiodarone and propafenone
Concomitant therapy with serotonergic drugs (selective serot [...] orphine, phenytoin, carbamazepine, oxcarb [...]
Secondary endpoints4 to 3 entries
Time to conversion to sinus rhythm
Primary endpoints8 to 5 entries
ConversionVentricular torate sinus rhythmcontrol
Ventricular rate control after day of scheduled electrical cardioversion
Ventricular rate control after day of scheduled electrical cardioversion
Ventricular rate control after day of scheduled electrical cardioversion
Ventricular rate control after day of scheduled electrical cardioversion
Ventricular rate control on day of scheduled electrical cardioversion
Ventricular rate control prior to day of scheduled electrical cardioversion
Study description-457 characters
[...] Aim 1: Determine the efficacy and safety of ondansetron for conversion ofreducing AF to SRburden.
This aim will be achieved via a prospective, randomized, d [...] tron 8 mg twice daily (n=40) or matching placebo (n=40) for 228 days.
The ondansetron/placebo will be initiated within 7 days following the DCC procedure.
Continuous ECG recording will be performed using 2 consecutive adhesive skin patch ECG monitors, which provide 14-days of continuous recording.
The primary outcome measure will be proportion of patients who are in SR prior to scheduled DCC.
Successful pharmacological cardioversion will be [...] [...]