| Clinical outcomes |
RFA group (n=31) |
HAFA group (n=21) |
p value |
| Recurrent arrhythmia (n, %) |
18 (58.1%) |
14 (66.7%) |
0.53 |
| Recurrent atrial fibrillation (n, % within recurrence) |
16 (88.8%) |
8 (57.1%) |
0.04 |
| Paroxysmal |
13 (72.2%) |
8 (57.1%) |
|
| Persistent |
3 (16.7%) |
74.6 |
0 |
| Recurrent atrial flutter (n, % within recurrence) |
2 (11.1%) |
6 (42.8%) |
0.04 |
| Repeat ablation (excluding AVN ablation) (n, % within recurrence) |
7 (22.6%) |
9 (42.8%) |
0.198 |
| Repeat PVI on redo ablation (n, % within repeat ablation procedures) |
6/7 (85.7%) |
2/9 (22.2%) |
0.012 |
| Symptomatic improvement at one year (n, %) |
24 (77.4%) |
17 (81%) |
0.76 |
