Table 1.
Ablation parameters of the study arms
QDOT-by-LAWT arm | CLOSE arm | ||||||||
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LAWT (mm) | Colour code | Ablation mode | Ablation index | RF Energy (W) | Ablation mode | Ablation index | RF energy (W) | ||
Anterior | Posterior | Anterior | Posterior | ||||||
<1 | Red | vHPSD | – | – | – | Standard-power | 550 | 400 | 35 |
1–2.5 | Yellow | vHPSD | – | – | – | Standard-power | 550 | 400 | 35 |
2.5–3 | Green | Standard-power | 400 | 50 | 40 | Standard-power | 550 | 400 | 35 |
3–4 | Blue | Standard-power | 450 | 50 | 40 | Standard-power | 550 | 400 | 35 |
>4 | Purple | Standard-power | 500 | 50 | 40 | Standard-power | 550 | 400 | 35 |
LAWT, left atrial wall thickness; RF, radiofrequency; vHPSD, very high-power short-duration.