Table 2:

Procedure characteristics

	PV isolation (n = 27)	LAM (n = 25)	P-value
Mitral valve repair	14 (51.9%)	11 (44.0%)	0.072
Mitral valve replacement	13 (48.1%)	14 (56.%)	0.096
Mechanical valve	11 (40.7%)	10 (40.0%)	0.721
Tissue valve	2 (7.4%)	4 (16.0%)	0.033
Left atrium thrombectomy	2 (7.4%)	0	0.045
Tricuspid valve repair	10 (37.0%)	8 (32.0%)	0.143
CABG	3 (11.1%)	2 (8.0%)	0.081

LAM: left atrial maze; PV: pulmonary vein.