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Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics

From: Reduced plasma level of basic fibroblast growth factor is associated with incomplete device endothelialization at six months following left atrial appendage closure

 

Total population

(n=55)

IDE

(n = 38)

CDE

(n = 17)

P value

Age (years)

70.71 ± 8.04

72.21 ± 8.141

69.56 ± 7.938

0.492

Male gender, n (%)

29 (52.7)

19 (50.0)

10 (58.8)

0.545

BMI (kg/m2)

25.97 ± 3.74

25.12 ± 3.17

27.85 ± 4.32

0.028

Hypertension, n (%)

44 (80.0)

31 (81.6)

13 (76.5)

0.662

Stroke, n (%), n (%)

23 (41.8)

16 (42.1)

7 (41.2)

0.949

Diabetes, n (%)

14 (25.5)

11 (28.9)

3 (17.6)

0.374

Coronary heart disease, n (%)

20 (36.4)

12 (31.6)

8 (47.1)

0.270

Persistent/permanent AF, n (%)

32 (58.2)

20 (52.6)

12 (70.6)

0.212

CHA2DS2-VASc score

4.45 ± 1.71

4.55 ± 1.639

4.24 ± 1.888

0.554

HAS-BLED score

2.67 ± 0.94

2.68 ± 0.933

2.65 ± 0.996

0.894

TTE measurement

    

 LA (mm)

44.65 ± 6.28

44.68 ± 4.662

44.59 ± 9.111

0.968

 LVEF (%)

61.18 ± 6.79

60.74 ± 7.325

62.18 ± 5.457

0.423

 LVEDD (mm)

47.35 ± 5.32

47.26 ± 5.51

47.53 ± 5.04

0.861

 LVESD (mm)

31.45 ± 5.07

31.61 ± 5.38

31.12 ± 4.44

0.727

Procedural characteristics of LAAC

    

 Device size (mm)

26.82 ± 3.4

26.61 ± 3.33

27.29 ± 3.62

0.509

 Device compression ratio (%)

21.62 ± 4.68

21.66 ± 4.46

21.54 ± 5.40

0.945

 Peri-device leak (mm)

0.03 ± 0.23

0.04 ± 0.28

0.00 ± 0.00

0.324

Warfarin at discharge

19 (34.5)

13 (34.2)

6 (35.3)

0.938

  1. BMI, body mass index; AF, atrial fibrillation; TTE, transthoracic echocardiography; LA, left atrium; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDD, Left ventricular end diastolic diameter; LVESD, left ventricular end systolic diameter