Table 1.

Clinical patients’ characteristics

	Patients (n = 8)
Mean age (years)	47 ± 4
History of persistent AF (months)	34 ± 9
Male (no.)	8
Hypertension (no.)	2
LV function (no.)
EF ≥ 55 %	5
EF 45–54 %	2
EF 36–44 %	0
EF ≤ 35 %	1
LA Size (mm)	48 ± 2
On Amiodarone (no.)	3

AF indicates atrial fibrillation, LV left ventricular, EF ejection fraction, LA left atrial