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. 2026 Sep 28;23(9):547–564. doi: 10.26599/1671-5411.2026.09.001

Table 4. Mixed model controlling for AF type and LARF.

Models LAEF LAVmax LAVmin LAD LVEF
Variable Variable Est SE P Est SE P Est SE P Est SE P Est SE P
AIC: Akaike Information Criterion; Est: estimate; LAD: left atrial dimension; LAEF: left atrial emptying fraction; LARF: left atrial linear ablation; LAVmax: maximal left atrial volume; LAVmin: minimal left atrial volume; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; SE: standard error.
Intercept − − Intercept 51.668 0.767 < 0.001 39.321 0.257 < 0.001 31.809 0.352 < 0.001 39.620 0.424 < 0.001 67.935 0.559 < 0.001
group*
month
AFT= 0 and
LARF = 0		 0 group*
month		 < 0.001 0.002 < 0.001 0.023 0.003
1 group*
month		 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
3 group*
month		 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
6 group*
month		 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
12 group*
month		 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
18 group*
month		 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
24 group*
month		 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
30 group*
month		 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
36 group*
month		 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
AFT= 0 and
LARF = 1		 0 group*
month		 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
1 group*
month		 −1.950 0.920 0.035 −0.172 0.198 0.386 0.307 0.278 0.271 −0.087 0.382 0.821 0.774 0.818 0.345
3 group*
month		 −0.021 1.131 0.985 −0.027 0.243 0.911 −0.002 0.359 0.995 0.192 0.424 0.651 1.150 0.948 0.226
6 group*
month		 0.186 1.146 0.871 −0.181 0.267 0.497 −0.169 0.390 0.665 −0.241 0.436 0.582 0.941 0.881 0.287
12 group*
month		 −0.811 1.200 0.500 −0.075 0.260 0.774 0.124 0.391 0.751 −0.600 0.465 0.197 0.752 0.942 0.425
18 group*
month		 −1.121 1.270 0.378 −0.090 0.269 0.738 0.234 0.406 0.565 −0.482 0.437 0.271 1.463 0.935 0.118
24 group*
month		 −0.651 1.267 0.608 −0.083 0.292 0.777 0.102 0.438 0.816 −0.284 0.493 0.564 0.111 0.965 0.908
30 group*
month		 0.394 1.352 0.771 0.002 0.316 0.996 −0.168 0.452 0.710 −0.043 0.525 0.935 1.577 1.180 0.182
36 group*
month		 −1.277 1.295 0.325 −0.146 0.288 0.611 0.136 0.440 0.757 −0.261 0.455 0.566 0.849 0.975 0.384
AFT= 1 and
LARF = 0		 0 group*
month		 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
1 group*
month		 6.767 2.272 0.003 −1.289 0.490 0.009 −2.400 0.689 < 0.001 −0.199 0.941 0.833 2.179 2.035 0.285
3 group*
month		 6.113 2.765 0.028 −1.036 0.594 0.082 −2.025 0.878 0.022 −1.612 1.039 0.121 1.812 2.261 0.423
6 group*
month		 7.492 2.779 0.007 −1.080 0.646 0.095 −2.376 0.944 0.012 −0.739 1.055 0.484 3.550 2.075 0.088
12 group*
month		 7.249 2.932 0.014 −0.869 0.635 0.172 −2.185 0.954 0.023 −2.470 1.132 0.030 4.234 2.302 0.067
18 group*
month		 9.062 3.179 0.005 −0.945 0.675 0.162 −2.753 1.017 0.007 −2.509 1.106 0.024 6.187 2.286 0.007
24 group*
month		 9.293 3.096 0.003 −1.159 0.713 0.105 −2.851 1.069 0.008 −2.025 1.202 0.093 1.742 2.366 0.462
30 group*
month		 8.572 3.243 0.009 −1.767 0.753 0.019 −3.176 1.084 0.004 −3.491 1.245 0.005 3.396 2.644 0.200
36 group*
month		 9.789 3.157 0.002 −1.272 0.702 0.071 −3.286 1.074 0.002 −1.824 1.107 0.100 0.054 2.440 0.982
AFT= 1 and
LARF = 1		 0 group*
month		 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
1 group*
month		 0.938 0.876 0.285 −0.165 0.189 0.382 −0.144 0.265 0.586 −0.427 0.363 0.240 0.541 0.781 0.489
3 group*
month		 2.618 1.082 0.016 −0.209 0.233 0.371 −0.482 0.344 0.161 −0.990 0.407 0.015 2.033 0.898 0.024
6 group*
month		 4.643 1.098 < 0.001 −0.796 0.256 0.002 −1.386 0.373 < 0.001 −1.610 0.419 < 0.001 3.039 0.846 < 0.001
12 group*
month		 4.653 1.148 < 0.001 −0.723 0.249 0.004 −1.393 0.374 < 0.001 −1.542 0.444 < 0.001 2.340 0.896 0.009
18 group*
month		 4.458 1.219 < 0.001 −0.849 0.258 0.001 −1.484 0.390 < 0.001 −1.561 0.418 < 0.001 4.324 0.891 < 0.001
24 group*
month		 5.746 1.212 < 0.001 −1.106 0.279 < 0.001 −1.999 0.419 < 0.001 −1.835 0.472 < 0.001 2.219 0.923 0.017
30 group*
month		 6.010 1.282 < 0.001 −0.827 0.299 0.006 −1.751 0.428 < 0.001 −1.847 0.495 < 0.001 4.005 1.114 < 0.001
36 group*
month		 5.113 1.239 < 0.001 −0.920 0.275 < 0.001 −1.712 0.421 < 0.001 −1.978 0.435 < 0.001 2.664 0.957 0.006
AIC AIC 20681.0 11590.0 13852.4 15526.6 18892.4