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Table 3 Percentage of patients with reconnection at redo procedure calculated for each vein

From: Comparison of pulmonary vein reconnection patterns after multielectrode phased radiofrequency- and cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation

 

Group 1 (PVAC N = 85)

Group 2 (CB N = 66)

p value

Reconnected CTs

16 (19%)

6 (9%)

0.1077

Reconnected LSPV

57 (67%)

36 (55%)

0.1313

Reconnected LIPV

52 (61%)

33 (50%)

0.1885

Reconnected RSPV

63 (74%)

29 (44%)

0.0002

Reconnected RIPV

49 (58%)

26 (39%)

0.0330

  1. No. of reconnections and percentage () related to each group, CTs Common trunks, LSPV Left superior pulmonary vein, LIPV Left inferior pulmonary vein, RSPV Right superior pulmonary vein and RIPV Right inferior pulmonary vein, CB 2nd Generation cryoballoon