Table 3:
Clinical Characteristics of Patients Based on Clinical Response to Catheter Ablation at 12 Months
| Marked (n=59) | Moderate/Mild (n=15) | Worse or Unchanged (n=6) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 45.1±6.5 | 46.3±5.0 | 48.0±1.9 | 0.46 |
| Females | 7 (11.9) | 6 (40.0%) | 1 (16.7) | 0.04 |
| Baseline AFSS score | 13.5 (7–24) | 17 (5–27) | 16 (10–24) | 0.83 |
| AF type-paroxysmal | 36 (61.0) | 8 (53.3) | 5 (83.3) | 0.44 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 32.0±6.3 | 30.7±4.4 | 36.8±11.5 | 0.21 |
| Active Smoking | 3 (5.1) | 1 (6.7) | 1 (16.7) | 0.72 |
| Alcohol consumption | 14 (23.7) | 5 (33.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0.37 |
| CAD | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (33.3) | <0.01 |
| Valvular heart disease | 1 (1.7) | 4 (26.7) | 1 (16.7) | <0.01 |
| Cardiomyopathy | 9 (15.3) | 3 (20.0) | 2 (33.3) | 0.54 |
| CHF | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 0.07 |
| HTN | 13 (22.0) | 4 (26.7) | 4 (66.7) | 0.06 |
| DM | 3 (5.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 0.29 |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 3 (5.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.57 |
| Stroke | 1 (1.7) | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0) | 0.5 |
| PCI | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | <0.01 |
| Valve surgery | 0 (0) | 2 (13.3) | 0 (0) | 0.01 |
Numbers are presented as counts (percentages), mean±SD, or median (quartiles).
AF indicates AF; AFSS, atrial fibrillation severity score; BMI, body mass index; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.