Table 1.
Clinical characteristics, underlying disorders, arrhythmia conditions and echocardiographic parameters
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
| EEPVI + interpulmonary isthmus ablation | EEPVI | p Value | |
| n=100 | n=100 | ||
| Age (years) | 63±11 | 62±11 | 0.75 |
| Female | 34 | 28 | 0.44 |
| Associated disease | |||
| Heart failure | 8 | 5 | 0.57 |
| Hypertension | 41 | 53 | 0.09 |
| Diabetes | 8 | 15 | 0.18 |
| TIA/stroke | 8 | 5 | 0.57 |
| AF conditions | |||
| Duration of AF (years) | 3±2 | 3±2 | 1 |
| CHADS2 score | 0.8±0.8 | 0.9±0.8 | 0.81 |
| CHA2DS2-VASc score | 1.7±1.4 | 1.6±1.2 | 0.71 |
| Echocardiographic parameters | |||
| LVEF (%) | 65±7 | 64±8 | 0.83 |
| LA diameter (mm) | 39±4 | 38±5 | 0.94 |
Because the total number of patients in each group was 100, the number also indicates the percentage. Values are mean±SD.
AF, atrial fibrillation; EEPVI, extensive encircling pulmonary vein isolation; LA, left atrium; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; TIA, transient ischaemic attack