Table 2.

Procedural results and clinical outcomes

	AF duration ≤3 y (n = 537)	AF duration >3 y (n = 468)	P value
Procedure time, min	195.2 ± 48.4	200.0 ± 56.5	.152
Ablation time, s	5275 ± 1656	5204 ± 2009	.548
AAD at discharge, n (%)	76 (14.2)	98 (21.0)	.005*
Follow‐up duration, mo	23.0 ± 20.9	24.2 ± 22.9	.363
Early recurrence, n (%)	141 (27.6)	174 (39.0)	<.001*
Clinical recurrence, n (%)	127 (24.9)	164 (36.9)	<.001*

Abbreviations: AAD, antiarrhythmic drug; AF, atrial fibrillation.

^* P < .05.