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Table 1 Comparison of clinical efficacy between the two groups

From: Effectiveness of P-wave ECG index and left atrial appendage volume in predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence after first radiofrequency catheter ablation

Group

Recurrence group (n = 41)

Non-recurrence group (n = 155)

\(x\)2/t value

P value

Case number (male/female)

27/14

109/46

0.093

0.761

Age (year)

55.28 ± 4.01

55.87 ± 3.98

− 0.784

0.434

BMI (kg/m2)

25.67 ± 3.87

25.32 ± 3.28

0.534

0.594

Creatine (mmol/L)

72.89 ± 19.89

74.52 ± 13.29

− 0.496

0.622

Cardiac troponin I

7.59 ± 3.27

7.87 ± 3.71

− 0.44

0.66

C-reactive protein

2.41 ± 0.98

2.14 ± 0.26

− 1.745

0.083

Blood urea nitrogen

4.76 ± 0.82

4.45 ± 1.46

1.785

0.077

Uric acid (umol/L)

205.98 ± 49.87

221.95 ± 39.87

− 1.896

0.063

Amino terminal B type

Pro-BNP (ng/L)

320.87 ± 92.38

289.67 ± 89.72

− 1.934

0.055

History of diabetes (n,%)

1 (2.44)

16 (10.32)

2.328

0.169

History of hypertension (n,%)

11 (26.83)

59 (38.06)

1.917

0.166

History of coronary heart disease (n,%)

13 (31.71)

37 (25.16)

0.697

0.404

History of heart failure (n,%)

6 (14.63)

9 (5.81)

2.946

0.086

Stroke /TIA (n, %)

2 (4.88)

11 (7.10)

0.169

0.681

ARB/ACEI (n, %)

23 (56.10)

69 (50.12)

1.746

0.186

β blocker (n, %)

12 (29.27)

29 (18.71)

2.185

0.139

Amiodarone (n, %)

9 (21.95)

16 (10.32)

3.94

0.064

Propafenone (n, %)

1 (0.02)

5 (3.23)

0.068

0.795

Characteristics of radiofrequency ablation (n, %)

 Additional linear ablation (mm)

12 (29.27)29

34 (21.94)

0.97

0.325

 Additional CFAE ablation

6 (14.63)35

13 (8.39)

0.931

0.335

  1. BMI, body mass index; TIA, transient ischemic attack; ARB/ACEI, angiotensin II receptor antagonist/angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor