Table 4.
Change in the AAD effects in the wild-type and PITX2+/− deficiency groups.
| Overall | Wild type | PITX2+/− deficiency | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class IC (n = 200) | Class III(n = 300) | p-value | Effect size | Class IC (n = 100) | Class III(n = 150) | p-value | Effect size | Class IC (n = 100) | Class III(n = 150) | p-value | Effect size | |
| ΔAPD90 (ms) | 34.1 ± 32.3 | 45.3 ± 55.3 | 0.010 | 0.246 | 33.7 ± 34.3 | 41.2 ± 38.9 | 0.124 | 0.202 | 34.5 ± 30.3 | 49.4 ± 67.7 | 0.040 | 0.284 |
| ΔCV (m/s) | −0.14 ± 0.14 | −0.20 ± 0.26 | 0.004 | 0.299 | −0.14 ± 0.12 | −0.16 ± 0.22 | 0.334 | 0.138 | −0.14 ± 0.17 | −0.25 ± 0.31 | 0.003 | 0.444 |
| ΔMean Smax | 0.102 ± 0.261 | 0.031 ± 0.250 | 0.003 | 0.277 | 0.041 ± 0.247 | −0.020 ± 0.267 | 0.070 | 0.238 | 0.163 ± 0.262 | 0.082 ± 0.222 | 0.010 | 0.333 |
| ΔMean AFCL (ms) | 23.96 ± 28.62 | 35.69 ± 29.73 | <0.001 | 0.402 | 19.37 ± 27.48 | 25.98 ± 20.72 | 0.075 | 0.271 | 29.40 ± 29.17 | 45.18 ± 33.97 | 0.002 | 0.498 |
| ΔPeak DF (Hz) | −2.75 ± 4.85 | −5.20 ± 4.80 | <0.001 | 0.101 | −0.87 ± 4.54 | −4.38 ± 4.71 | <0.001 | 0.759 | −4.63 ± 4.42 | −6.01 ± 4.75 | 0.022 | 0.301 |
| ΔMean DF (Hz) | −1.38 ± 1.85 | −2.53 ± 2.34 | <0.001 | 0.547 | −1.06 ± 1.80 | −2.54 ± 2.64 | <0.001 | 0.656 | −1.70 ± 1.86 | −2.53 ± 2.02 | 0.001 | 0.428 |
| ΔPS number (n) | −25,537 ± 75,778 | −38,584 ± 78,053 | 0.065 | 0.170 | −48,492 ± 97,348 | −66,541 ± 100,233 | 0.160 | 0.183 | −2,583 ± 31,647 | −10,626 ± 24,600 | 0.025 | 0.284 |
| ΔPS life span (ms) | −20.04 ± 101.29 | −41.85 ± 103.51 | 0.020 | 0.213 | −6.00 ± 86.21 | −37.45 ± 57.81 | 0.001 | 0.429 | −34.07 ± 113.11 | −46.25 ± 134.61 | 0.456 | 0.098 |
APD90, action potential duration 90%; CV, conduction velocity; Smax, the maximal slope of the restitution curves; AFCL, AF cycle length; DF, dominant frequency; PS, phase singularity; Defragmentation, termination + AT conversion; n, number of patient *AAD*dose.
Patients who did not maintain an AF status were excluded from the statistical analysis for the APD90, CV, mean Smax, mean AFCL, and wave dynamics.