Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants
|
Characteristics
|
No ACEI / ARB
|
ACEI / ARB
|
P
value
|
| mean ± SD or n (%) | n = 61 | n = 42 | |
| Age (yr) | 59.9 ± 9.5 | 61.7 ± 8.6 | 0.32 |
| Male | 40 (65.6%) | 33 (78.6%) | 0.15 |
| Baseline heart rate | 70 ± 15.7 | 63 ± 17.8 | 0.06 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 30.9 ± 76.6 | 32.3 ± 6.9 | 0.33 |
| Coronary artery disease | 6 (9.8%) | 11 (26.2%) | 0.028 |
| Congestive heart failure | 6 (9.8%) | 9 (21.4%) | 0.10 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 9 (14.8%) | 12 (28.6%) | 0.09 |
| Hypertension | 33 (54.1%) | 36 (85.7%) | < 0.001 |
| Valvular heart disease | 25 (41.0%) | 14 (33.3%) | 0.43 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 40 (65.6%) | 31 (73.8%) | 0.37 |
| CHA2DS2VASC score | 1.5 ± 1.4 | 2.0 ± 1.3 | 0.08 |
| Recurrence of AA | 9 (14.8%) | 10 (24.4%) | 0.22 |
P value as calculated by t-test for continuous and χ2 for categorical variables. SD: Standard deviation; AA: Atrial arrhythmia; ACE-I: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; ARB: Angiotensin receptor blockers.