Table 1.
Characteristics | Conventional ablation (n=60) | RMN ablation (n=67) | Cryoablation (n=56) | p-value |
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Age (years) | 51.2±15.7 | 48.7±19.2 | 47.6±18.6 | NS |
Male (%) | 30 | 36 | 23 | NS |
HTN (%) | 55 | 49 | 37.5 | NS |
CAD (%) | 15 | 13 | 13 | NS |
Cardiomyopathy (%) | 16.7 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 0.01 |
Typical AVNRT (%) | 91.7 | 79.1 | 83.9 | NS |
Patients with documented AVNRT recurrence postablation (n) | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.003 |
Patients with complete heart block postablation (n) | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS |
Note: Data are presented as mean ± SD.
Abbreviations: AVNRT, atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; CAD, coronary artery disease; HTN, hypertension; RMN, remote magnetic navigation; NS, nonsignificant.