Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| N (male/female) | 100 (61/39) |
| Age (years) | 69.3 ± 9.6 |
| Type of AF | |
| Paroxysmal [n (%)] | 68 (68%) |
| Persistent [n (%)] | 20 (20%) |
| Long-lasting [n (%)] | 12 (12%) |
| Duration of AF (months) | 11.7 ± 17.9 |
| Hypertension [n (%)] | 49 (49%) |
| Diabetes [n (%)] | 14 (14%) |
| Structural heart disease [n (%)] | 11 (11%) |
| CHADS2 | 1.2 ± 1.0 |
| CHA2DS2-VASc | 2.3 ± 1.3 |
| LVEF (%) | 64.3 ± 7.8 |
| LAD (mm) | 36.4 ± 7.3 |
| Ccr (mL/min) | 62.0 ± 17.8 |
| BNP (pg/mL) | 129.5 ± 191.4 |
AF atrial fibrillation, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LAD left atrium diameter, BNP brain natriuretic peptide