Table 1.
Baseline characteristics.
| Baseline Characteristics | Total n = 171 |
Paroxysmal AF n = 108 |
Persistent AF n = 63 |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age [years] (mean ± SD) | 68.5 ± 10.2 | 67.8 ± 10.7 | 69.7 ± 9.3 | 0.245 |
| Female, n (%) | 63 (36.8) | 41 (38.0) | 22 (34.9) | 0.691 |
| BMI [kg/m2] (mean ± SD) | 28.5 ± 5.5 | 28.2 ± 5.5 | 29.1 ± 5.4 | 0.134 |
| CHA2DS2-VASc score (mean ± SD) | 3.8 ± 2.0 | 3.7 ± 2.1 | 4.0 ± 1.9 | 0.439 |
| Reduced ejection fraction a, n (%) | 69 (40.4) | 41 (38.0) | 28 (44.4) | 0.405 |
| Arterial hypertension, n (%) | 129 (75.4) | 77 (71.3) | 52 (82.5) | 0.099 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 35 (20.5) | 23 (21.3) | 12 (19.0) | 0.725 |
| Prior Stroke or TIA, n (%) | 23 (13.5) | 15 (13.9) | 8 (12.7) | 0.826 |
| CAD, n (%) | 91 (53.2) | 56 (51.9) | 35 (55.6) | 0.640 |
| LAD [mm] (mean ± SD) | 45.3 ± 6.3 | 44.3 ± 6.2 | 47.2 ± 6.0 | 0.003 |
AF, atrial fibrillation; BMI, body mass index; CAD, coronary artery disease; LAD, left atrial diameter; SD, standard deviation; TIA, transient ischemic attack, a left ventricular ejection fraction < 35%.