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. 2019 Mar 25;30(6):877–885. doi: 10.1111/jce.13902

Table 2.

Procedural parameters

Procedural parameter Value (n = 104)
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).