Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

	PWI, n = 100
Age	69 (63–75)
Female sex	33 (33%)
BMI, kg/m2	26 (24–31)
Persistent AF	55 (55%)
LA diameter, mm	43 (39–47)
LAVI, ml/m2	41 (34–49)
LVEF, %	55 (45–60)
Coronary artery disease	14 (14%)
Diabetes mellitus	8 (8%)
Hypercholesterinemia	31 (38%)
Hypertension	66 (66%)
EHRA score
I	14 (18%)
IIa	14 (18%)
IIb	20 (25%)
III	23 (29%)
IV	4 (5%)

Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, AF atrial fibrillation, LA left atrium, LAVI left atrial volume index, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, EHRA European Heart Rhythm Association