Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the validation cohort from The Leipzig Heart Center AF Ablation Registry (n = 873).
| Recurrences | p-value | LVA* | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 300) | No (n = 573) | Yes (n = 58) | No (n = 157) | |||
| Age, years | 63 (55–70) | 61 (54–68) | 0.007 | 69 (61–72) | 60 (53–67) | <0.001 |
| Females | 39 | 35 | 0.212 | 36 | 19 | 0.009 |
| Persistent AF | 54 | 31 | <0.001 | 86 | 57 | <0.001 |
| eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2 | 95 (76–116) | 97 (81–119) | 0.100 | 72 (62–86) | 83 (71–94) | <0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28 (26–31) | 28 (25–31) | 0.325 | 29 (27–31) | 28 (27–31) | 0.123 |
| LA diameter, mm | 44 (40–48) | 42 (38–46) | <0.001 | 47 (40–49) | 42 (39–47) | 0.013 |
| EF, % | 60 (54–65) | 60 (55–65) | 0.040 | 58 (50–62) | 60 (54–64) | 0.145 |
| CHA2DS2-VASc score | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.004 | 3 (2–4) | 1 (1–2) | <0.001 |
| APPLE score | 2 (1–3) | 1 (1–2) | <0.001 | 3 (2–4) | 2 (1–2) | <0.001 |
| DR-FLASH score | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | <0.001 | 5 (4–5) | 3 (2–4) | <0.001 |
| MB-LATER score | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–2) | <0.001 | 3 (2–3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.035 |
| Recurrences, % | — | — | 43 | 35 | 0.277 | |
*Subgroup from the Leipzig Heart Center AF Ablation Registry with available LVA data (n = 215).