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. 2021 Dec 28;18(12):1019–1028. doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2021.12.008

Table 2. Procedural characteristics of patients with or without MetS.

Characteristics Overall (n = 137) Non-MetS (n = 93) MetS (n = 44) P-value
Data are presented as means ± SD or n (%). *Presented as median (interquartile range). MetS: metabolic syndrome.
Number of all pulmonary veins 4 (4−4)* 4 (4−4)* 4 (4−4)* 0.363
Procedure time, min 102.0 ± 23.4 103.0 ± 25.2 102.0 ± 19.4 0.740
Fluoroscopy time, min 36.5 ± 12.1 35.9 ± 13.0 37.7 ± 10.1 0.127
Cryoballoon type
 23-mm 65 (47.4%) 51 (54.8%) 14 (31.8%) 0.047
 28-mm 69 (50.4%) 40 (43.0%) 29 (65.9%) 0.800
 23-mm + 28-mm 3 (2.2%) 2 (2.2%) 1 (2.3%) 1.000
Bi-direction isolation
 Left superior pulmonary vein 132 (96.4%) 88 (94.6%) 44 (100%) 0.176
 Left inferior pulmonary vein 132 (96.4%) 88 (94.6%) 44 (100%) 0.176
 Left common pulmonary vein (n = 8) 7 (87.5%) 3 (75.0%) 4 (100%) 1.000
 Right inferior pulmonary vein 127 (92.7%) 86 (92.5%) 41 (93.2%) 1.000
 Right middle pulmonary vein (n = 9) 8 (88.9%) 6 (85.7%) 2 (100%) 1.000
 Right superior pulmonary vein 132 (96.4%) 88 (94.6%) 44 (100%) 0.176
Freezing cycles
 Left superior pulmonary vein 2.3 ± 0.54 2.3 ± 0.53 2.3 ± 0.57 0.910
 Left inferior pulmonary vein 2.3 ± 0.67 2.3 ± 0.72 2.3 ± 0.57 0.571
 Left common pulmonary vein (n = 8) 3.8 ± 1.28 4.0 ± 1.41 3.5 ± 1.29 0.653
 Right inferior pulmonary vein 2.3 ± 0.67 2.3 ± 0.65 2.3 ± 0.67 0.650
 Right middle pulmonary vein (n = 9) 1.7 ± 0.72 1.7 ± 0.76 1.5 ± 0.71 0.873
 Right superior pulmonary vein 2.2 ± 0.63 2.2 ± 0.62 2.3 ± 0.65 0.728
Nadir temperature, °C
 Left superior pulmonary vein 54.5 ± 6.22 54.1 ± 6.45 55.3 ± 5.67 0.392
 Left inferior pulmonary vein 49.0 ± 5.76 48.6 ± 5.64 50.1 ± 5.95 0.158
 Left common pulmonary vein (n = 8) 51.3 ± 3.33 49.5 ± 1.73 53.0 ± 3.83 0.301
 Right inferior pulmonary vein 49.8 ± 7.70 49.4 ± 7.61 50.8 ± 7.90 0.308
 Right middle pulmonary vein (n = 9) 46.2 ± 5.95 45.1 ± 6.31 50.0 ± 2.83 0.461
 Right superior pulmonary vein 55.3 ± 6.07 55.2 ± 5.67 55.4 ± 6.91 0.394
Mean freezing time, s
 Left superior pulmonary vein 224 ± 36.8 227 ± 35.8 218 ± 38.6 0.267
 Left inferior pulmonary vein 246 ± 18.0 248 ± 17.3 243 ± 19.3 0.241
 Left common pulmonary vein (n = 8) 244 ± 30.8 259 ± 37.5 229 ± 14.4 0.137
 Right inferior pulmonary vein 237 ± 33.0 236 ± 29.2 238 ± 40.2 0.951
 Right middle pulmonary vein (n = 9) 236 ± 6.9 235 ± 7.7 239 ± 1.8 1.000
 Right superior pulmonary vein 214 ± 47.0 217 ± 45.6 209 ± 50.0 0.341