Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

Variable	POLARx
Patients, n	317
Age (years)	64 ± 12
Body mass index	29 ± 6
Female gender, (%)	136 (43)
Duration of Afib, months	28 ± 36
Paroxysmal AF, n (%)	209 (66)
LA diameter, mm	36 ± 8
Congestive heart failure (%)	53 (17)
Arterial hypertension, n (%)	207 (65)
Diabetes mellitus type II, n (%)	39 (12)
Coronary artery disease, n (%)	13 (22)
Previous stroke/TIA, n (%)	18 (6)
CHA2DS2-VASc score	2.0 ± 1.6
HASBLED score	1.6 ± 1.4

Values expressed as n (%) or median (range). AF = atrial fibrillation, LA = left atrium.