Table 2.
Procedural parameters
Procedural parameter | Value (n = 104) |
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Total procedure time, min | 115.0 (84.5‐161.5) |
Total duration of energy delivery, min | 35.9 (23.9‐48.6) |
Cumulative energy delivered, J | 55 011 (31 336‐73 428), n = 82 |
Number of RF applications for PVI, n | 35 (16‐54) |
Maximum power delivered, W | 30 (30‐31) |
Maximum tip temperature reached, °C | 42 (40‐43) |
Maximum flow rate of irrigation, mL/min | 20 (17‐25) |
Total amount of irrigation fluid, mL | 1023 (663‐1500) |
Periprocedural anticoagulation | |
Warfarin‐uninterrupted | 22 (21.2) |
Warfarin‐bridged | 36 (34.6) |
NOAC‐uninterrupted | 15 (14.4) |
NOAC‐interrupted | 28 (26.9) |
No anticoagulation at (pre)ablation | 3 (2.9) |
Abbreviations: NOAC, novel anticoagulant; PVI, pulmonary vein isolation; RF, radiofrequency.
Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or absolute number (percent).