Table 2.

Procedural characteristics (n = 120).

	Group 1 (n = 60)	Group 2 (control, n = 60)	P-value
Sinus rhythm at index procedure, n (%)	27 (45.0%)	43 (71.7%)	0.003
PVI only at index, n (%)	13 (21.7%)	29 (48.3%)	0,004
Substrate ablation at index
Left atrium substrate	47	31	0,003
Right atrium substrate	7	1	0,001
Superior Vena Cava Isolation	7	1	0,001
Cavotricuspid Isthmus	11	2	0,001
Index procedure time, mean ± SD minutes	137.45 ± 30.2	134.45 ± 19.7	0.47
Index fluoroscopic time, mean ± SD minutes	8.1 ± 5.2	7.9 ± 3.9	0.72

PVI, Pulmonary vein isolation.