Table 1. Characteristics which are predictive of the development of late recurrence after AF ablation among patients with early recurrence.
Clinical characteristics | Ablation procedural characteristics |
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Older age | Incomplete PVI |
Nonparoxysmal AF type | AF inducibility |
Electrogram-based ablation | |
ERAA characteristics | Lack of AF termination during procedure |
Late ERAA timing | |
Multiple ERAA episodes | Imaging characteristics |
Later ERAA timing | Increased left atrial size/volume |