Table 3.

Comparison of Symptom Prevalence at Baseline and After Ablation (n=52)

Symptoms in past 4 weeks:	% Baseline	Bothersome Score^	% After Ablation	Bothersome Score^^	Change*	p Value
Heart racing	79	2.7	21	1.3	−58	<.001
Fatigue/No energy	77	2.5	42	1.5	−35	.001
Heart flutters	75	1.8	47	1.3	−28	<.05
Dizziness/lightheadedness	68	1.9	29	1.0	−39	<.01
Heart skipping	65	1.8	48	1.5	−17	ns
Hard to catch breath	63	2.6	23	1.1	−40	<.001
Chest pressure as heart is racing	60	2.2	21	1.2	−39	<.001
Headache	59	1.7	40	1.3	−19	ns
Trouble concentrating	56	2.1	27	1.5	−29	<.01
Feeling warm/flushed	56	1.8	26	0.9	−30	<.01
Sweating	45	1.4	27	1.2	−18	<.05
Trouble sleeping	45	1.8	30	1.4	−15	ns
Neck pounding	34	1.9	19	1.0	−15	ns
Loss of appetite	33	1.2	17	0.5	−16	<.05
Blurred vision	23	1.5	15	0.7	−8	ns
Passing a lot of urine	21	1.1	9	0.5	−12	ns
Nausea	20	1.3	19	0.8	−1	ns
Passing out	13	1.6	2	0.3	−11	ns

^{^}Bothersomeness score at baseline;

^{^^}Bothersomeness score after ablation;

^*negative change score indicates a reduction in symptom prevalence after ablation;

^**p value indicates result of McNemar tests in comparison of after ablation prevalence to baseline.