Table 2.
Follow-up, procedures performed, clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of the patients of this study
| Follow-up: 20.3 ± 17 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of procedures | |||
| 23 (74.2%) | 1 procedure | ||
| Ablations | 31 | 6 (19.3%) | 2 procedures |
| 2 (6.4%) | 3 procedures | ||
| Maintenance of sinus rhythm | |||
| Sinus rhythm | 24 (77%) | ||
| 4 clinical control | |||
| AF | 7 (23%) | 3 tachycardiomyopathy → | PM - good outcome |
| Clinical and echocardiographic findings | |||
| Pre-ablation | Post-ablation | p | |
| NYHA | 2.23 ± 0. | 1.13 ± 0.35 | < 0.0001 |
| EF | 44.68% ± 6 | 59% ± 13.2% | p = 0.0005 |
| LA | 46.61 ± 7.3 | 43.59 ± 6.6 mm | p = 0.026 |
AF: atrial fibrillation; PM: pacemaker; NYHA: New York Heart Association; EF: ejection fraction; LA: left atrium.