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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with atrial fibrillation

From: Comparison of lesion characteristics between conventional and high-power short-duration ablation using contact force-sensing catheter in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

 

HPSD (n = 40)

Conventional (n = 40)

P value

Age

56.9 ± 10.6

56.70 ± 11.5

0.56

Sex (male, %)

26 (65.0)

29 (72.5)

0.59

Hypertension

10 (25.0)

8 (20.0)

0.56

Diabetes mellitus

2 (5.0)

3 (7.5)

0.64

Stroke

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.00

CHA2DS2-VASc

2.1 ± 1.10

2.2 ± 1.00

0.59

LA diameter (mm)

36.4 ± 4.30

35.4 ± 4.63

0.71

LV ejection fraction (%)

64.2 ± 6.9

66.4 ± 5.3

0.67

Atrial fibrillation type

   

 Paroxysmal

30 (75.0)

25 (62.5)

0.12

 Persistent

10 (25)

15 (37.5)

0.43

  1. HPSD high-power short-duration, CF contact force, LA left atrium, LV left ventricle
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