Table 3.
Procedural details.
| RSPV | RIPV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNP (−) n = 486 | PNP (+) n = 20 | P | PNP (−) n = 486 | PNP (+) n = 9 | P | |
| 4th generation cryoballoon | 23 (4.7%) | 1 (5.0%) | 0.96 | 23 (4.8%) | 2 (25%) | 0.07 |
| No. of freezing | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 0.001 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 0.13 |
| Time to − 30 °C | 26.5 ± 5.3 | 26.8 ± 3.5 | 0.81 | 31.7 ± 9.8 | 31.1 ± 4.9 | 0.76 |
| Time to − 40 °C | 43.7 ± 13.0 | 45.0 ± 10.5 | 0.71 | 62.0 ± 35.1 | 52.9 ± 13.9 | 0.17 |
| Time to isolation (sec) | 34.0 ± 22.5 | 31.2 ± 18.8 | 0.56 | 45.5 ± 30.3 | 68.5 ± 16.3 | 0.29 |
| Total freezing time (sec) | 220 ± 76 | 151 ± 64 | < 0.001 | 233 ± 101 | 144 ± 45 | < 0.001 |
| Nadir balloon temperature (°C) | − 54.4 ± 5.5 | − 52.3 ± 3.8 | 0.12 | − 49.0 ± 7.6 | − 48.1 ± 6.2 | 0.67 |
| Circumferential length of PV ostium (mm) | 59.3 ± 12.3 | 63.5 ± 17.1 | 0.35 | 53.4 ± 12.0 | 49.9 ± 6.7 | 0.16 |
| Length of PV trunk (mm) | 18.9 ± 7.1 | 19.0 ± 6.8 | 0.97 | 13.0 ± 5.1 | 11.9± 3.6 | 0.38 |
| The order of PVI (RIPV → RSPV) | 131 (28%) | 6 (30%) | 0.76 | 133 (27%) | 4 (44%) | 0.27 |
| Phrenic nerve pacing for CMAP recording | ||||||
| Pacing from the subclavian vein | 409 (84%) | 19 (95%) | 0.18 | 411 (85%) | 8 (89%) | 0.72 |
| Paced by the circular catheter | 138 (28%) | 8 (40%) | 0.26 | 141 (29%) | 7 (78%) | 0.004 |
| Pacing threshold (V) | 2.9 ± 1.6 | 2.2 ± 0.9 | 0.09 | 2.9 ± 1.6 | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 0.62 |
| Maximum CMAP reduction (%) | 3.0 ± 21.1 | 39.1 ± 40.6 | 0.01 | 0.8 ± 22.8 | 36.6 ± 48.0 | 0.008 |
The data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation.
Abbreviations are the same as in the previous table.