Table 1.

Echocardiographic Variables of Patients with and without Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Variable	Patients with PAF (n = 8)	Patients without PAF (n = 90)	P
				Maximum aortic gradient (mmHg)	82 ± 7	78 ± 6	NS
Mean aortic gradient (mmHg)	43 ± 6	42 ± 7	NS
Thickness of interventricular septum (cm)	1.43 ± 0.12	1.38 ± 0.14	NS
Thickness of posterior wall (cm)	1.34 ± 0.14	1.32 ± 0.09	NS
Left atrial diameter (cm)	3.8 ± 0.52	3.8 ± 0.65	NS
Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)	66 ± 5	66 ± 6	NS

NS: Nonsignificant; PAF: Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.