Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. of patients | 192 | |
| No. of ablations | 265 | |
| Ablations per patient | 1.37±0.58 | |
| Patients with one ablation | 128 | 66.67% |
| Patients with two ablations | 55 | 28.65% |
| Patients with three ablations | 9 | 4.69% |
| Time to procedure (years) | 5.81±4.33 | |
| Male | 146 | 76.04% |
| Female | 46 | 23.96% |
| Age (years) | 61.8±9.19 | |
| Paroxysmal AF | 116 | 60.42% |
| Persistent AF | 76 | 39.58% |
| Risk factors | ||
| Previous procedures | 64 | 33.33% |
| Heart failure | 10 | 5.21% |
| Hypertension | 92 | 47.92% |
| Age 65–74 years | 64 | 33.33% |
| Age >74 years | 16 | 8.33% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 16 | 8.33% |
| History of stroke/TIA | 20 | 10.42% |
| CAD | 20 | 10.42% |
| LA size (mm) | 43.7±6.86 | |
| LA size >42 mm | 103 | 53.65% |
| EF (%) | 58.5±8.06 | |
| EF <50% | 22 | 11.46% |
| Structural heart disease | 13 | 6.77% |
| Creatinine (µmol/L) | 91.7±18.20 | |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 71.3±16.84 | |
| Renal dysfunction | 52 | 27.08% |
| Weight (kg) | 85.9±15.97 | |
| Height (cm) | 176.0±9.14 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.7±4.23 |
AF – atrial fibrillation; BMI – body mass index; CAD – coronary artery disease; eGFR – estimated glomerular filtration rate; EF – ejection fraction; LA – left atrium; TIA – transient ischemic attack