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Table 2 Procedural Characteristics

From: A novel individualized strategy for cryoballoon catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

 

Cryo-AFDosing(n = 80)

Cryo-AFConventional(n = 84)

P

PV isolated, n (%)a

319 (99.69%)

335 (99.70%)

0.972

RF ablation, n (%)a

1 (0.31%)

1 (0.30%)

0.972

PV potentials, n (%)a

269 (84.06%)

277 (82.44%)

0.578

PV acutely reconnected, n (%)a

3 (0.94%)

10 (2.98%)

0.061

Total applications per patient, n

8.6 ± 0.8

8.7 ± 0.8

0.359

Total cryotherapy time per patient,s

990.60 ± 137.77

1501.58 ± 89.60

< 0.001

LA dwell time, min

69.91 ± 6.91

86.48 ± 7.03

< 0.001

Total procedure time, min

95.03 ± 6.50

112.43 ± 7.11

0.000

Radiography exposure time,min

11.49 ± 0.85

11.65 ± 0.91

0.248

  1. Values are given as mean ± SD or n (%), unless otherwise indicated
  2. Cryo-AF Cryoablation of atrial fibrillation, LA Left atrial, PV Pulmonary vein, RF Radiofrequency
  3. aPV; Cryo-AFDosing(n = 320);Cryo-AFConventional(n = 336)