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Table 1 The baseline demographic data in two groups

From: Macro-reentrant atrial tachycardia after tricuspid or mitral valve surgery: is there difference in electrophysiological characteristics and effectiveness of catheter ablation?

 

TV group (n = 18)

MV group (n = 30)

P value

Male, n (%)

12 (66.7)

17 (56.7)

0.55

Age (years)

54.9 ± 14.1

56.8 ± 13.0

0.64

Duration of MAT (months)

3.0 (2.0, 8.25)

9.5(2.0, 26.3)

0.23

Time of MAT occurrence post-surgery

2.5 (0.0, 90.0)

12(0.0, 84.0)

0.83

AADs prior to ablation

1.7 ± 0.7

1.7 ± 0.8

0.87

Comorbidities

 Hypertension, n (%)

5 (27.8)

10 (33.3)

0.69

 Diabetes Mellitus, n (%)

3(16.7)

5(16.7)

1.00

 History of Stroke, n (%)

0

2 (5.7)

 Concomitant cardiac defect, n (%)

Epstein’s anomaly 1 (5.5) PDA 1 (5.5)

CABG 4 (13.3), VSD 1(3.3)

0.60

TTE measurement

 LAD (mm)

48.3 ± 8.9

48.1 ± 5.6

0.91

 LVEDD (mm)

46.8 ± 4.8

49.2 ± 6.4

0.17

 LVESD mm)

32.4 ± 4.5

35.4 ± 7.1

0.12

 Septum

10.0 ± 1.3

9.6 ± 2.7

0.60

 RAD

44.8 ± 10.8

41.8 ± 4.4

0.18

 RALD

51.7 ± 6.6

50.1 ± 3.7

0.30

 LVPW

9.6 ± 1.7

9.0 ± 2.0

0.30

 LVEF (%)

56.4 ± 8.5

52.0 ± 10.7

0.15

  1. MAT macro-reentrant atrial tachycardia, AAD anti-arrhythmic drug, LAD left atrial diameter, LVEDD left ventricular end diastolic diameter, LVESD left ventricular end systolic diameter, RAD right atrial diameter, RALD right atrial longitude diameter, LVPW Left ventricular posterior wall, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction