Table 2. Comparison of baseline clinical, echocardiographic, laboratory and procedural variables between patients with and without ERAF.

	No ERAF n = 42	ERAF n = 26
Age (years)	58±12	62±9
Males/females (%)	69/31	58/42
Lone AF (%)	67	65
Paroxysmal AF/persistent AF (%)	62/38	54/46
AF history (months)	74±63	70±58
Body mass index (kg/m2)	28±4	30±4
Statins (%)	29	27
ACEI/ARB (%)	64	69
LVEF (%)	59±9	60±9
LAD (mm)*	42±6	45±6
Total ablation duration (min)	38±17	43±22
Total ablation power (J)	74.030±30.220	84.721±42.743
hs-CRP (µg/ml) at baseline	2.03±1.10	2.11±1.10

^*p<0.05; all other variables not significant.

Abbreviations as in Table 1.