Table 3. Outcome data after PVI for AF.

	General patient cohort	Patients aged < 65 yrs	Patients aged ≥ 65 yrs	P-value
Mortality	15/390 (3.84%)	7/310 (2.25%)	8/80 (10.0%)	0.004
Stroke/TIA occurrence	16/390 (4.10%)	12/310 (3.87%)	4/80 (5.00%)	0.750
Stroke-alone occurrence	6/390 (1.53%)	4/310 (1.29%)	2/80 (2.5%)	0.607
TIA-alone	10/390 (2.56%)	8/310 (2.58%)	2/80 (2.50%)	1
Stroke/TIA occurrence after PVI, yrs	4.71 ± 3.11	5.17 ± 3.38	3.30 ± 1.79	0.186
Stroke occurrence after PVI, yrs	5.83 ± 3.10	7.33 ± 2.29	2.84 ± 2.33	0.008
TIA occurrence after PVI, yrs	4.03 ± 3.08	4.10 ± 3.42	3.75 ± 1.84	0.859
Follow-up period, yrs	6.63 ± 2.10	6.78 ± 2.15	6.05 ± 1.80	0.002

Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%). AF: atrial fibrillation; PVI: pulmonary vein isolation; TIA: transient ischemic attack.