Table 1.
Baseline characteristics.
| Patients (n = 31) | |
| Age (yr) | 66 ± 8 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 71 |
| Structural cardiac disease, n (%) Ischaemic Valvular heart disease Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Dilated cardiomyopaty AF-induced cardiomyopathy Previous open-chest surgery |
13 (58.1) 6 (19.4) 2 (3.2) 2 (6.5) 1 (2.1) 6 (19.4) 2 (6.5) |
| Hypertension (%) | 71 |
| CHA2DS2-VASc score (mean) | 2.48 ± 1.48 |
|
Antiarrhythmic Drugs n (%) Amiodarone Ic drugs Sotalol |
30 (96.8) 16 (51.6) 11 (35.5) 3 (9.7) |
| AF Characteristics | |
| Maximum duration (mo) | 8.13 ± 4.37 |
| Long-standing AF, n (%) | 15 (48.4) |
| AT/AF at the start of the procedure, n (%) | 12 (38.7) |
| Echocardiographic Parameters | |
| Left atrial volume (mL/m2) | 32 ± 5.00 |
| Telediastolic ventricular diameter (mm) | 50 ± 3.63 |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) | 56 ± 11.22 |