Thrombin generation * | Y‐Sh | Y‐AF | O‐Sh | O‐AF |
ANOVA (all groups) |
Tukey's post hoc | |||
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Y‐Sh vs. Y‐AF | Y‐Sh vs. O‐Sh | O‐Sh vs. O‐AF | Y‐AF vs. O‐AF | ||||||
Peak height (nM) ‐ baseline | 157 ± 50 | 175 ± 43 | 155 ± 54 | 175 ± 52 | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
Peak height (nM) ‐ final | 179 ± 55 | 199 ± 45 | 145 ± 17 | 220 ± 52** | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
Atrial histology | |||||||||
LA myocyte size (μm) | 12.1 ± 1.5 | 11.7 ± 0.9 | 12.3 ± 1.0 | 13.4 ± 0.8 | P < 0.05 | ns | ns | * | ns |
RA myocyte size (μm) | 11.2 ± 1.1 | 11.2 ± 0.8 | 11.9 ± 0.8 | 12.6 ± 1.0 | P < 0.05 | ns | ns | * | ns |
LA endomysial fibrosis (μm) | 5.8 ± 0.3 | 5.8 ± 0.6 | 5.6 ± 0.3 | 6.0 ± 0.4 | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
RA endomysial fibrosis (μm) | 6.2 ± 0.3 | 6.0 ± 0.3 | 6.0 ± 0.6 | 6.2 ± 0.5 | ns | ns | ns | ns | Ns |
*Thrombin generation; Peak height baseline vs. final (paired t‐test): O‐AF P < 0.01** (n = 7). All values mean ± SD.