Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics (n = 780)
Group A Bridging n = 111 | Group B VKA n = 318 | Group C DOAC n = 351a | p-value A-B | p-value A-C | p-value B-C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 59.1 ± 9.8 | 59.6 ± 10.2 | 59.5 ± 10.0 | 0.706 | 0.809 | 0.841 |
Female gender | 32 (29) | 98 (30) | 115 (32.8) | 0.721 | 0.484 | 0.618 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.0 ± 4.07 | 27.9 ± 4.6 | 28 ± 10 | 0.629 | 0.919 | 0.822 |
Ejection fraction (%) | 63 ± 11.4 | 62 ± 8 | 63 ± 5 | 0.797 | 0.276 | 0.077 |
Atrial fibrillation | 0.316 | 0.092 | < 0.001 | |||
Paroxysmal AF | 57 (51.4) | 137 (43.1) | 221 (63.0) | |||
Persistent AF | 43 (38.7) | 142 (44.7) | 102 (29.1) | |||
Atypical AF | 28 (8.0) | 39 (12.3) | 28 (8.0) | |||
LA Diameter (mm) | 44.2 ± 5.5 | 43.3 ± 4.7 | 41.5 ± 4.3 | 0.093 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Comorbidity | ||||||
Hypertension | 90 (80.1) | 237 (74.5) | 228 (65) | 0.195 | 0.001 | 0.009 |
CAD | 23 (20.7) | 53 (16.7) | 41 (11.7) | 0.386 | 0.026 | 0.075 |
Diabetes | 7 (6.3) | 28 (8.8) | 24 (6.8) | 0.546 | 1.0 | 0.387 |
Stroke/TIA | 7 (6.3) | 19 (6.0) | 54 (5.7) | 1.0 | 0.813 | 0.867 |