Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all patients (n = 30)

Demographics

 Age, yrs

66.8 ± 9.9

 Age ≥ 65 yrs

17 (56.7)

 Age ≥ 75 yrs

6 (20)

 Male sex

20 (66.7)

 BMI, kg/m²

24.9 ± 3.92

AF type

 Paroxysmal

4 (13.3)

 Persistent

26 (86.7)

Comorbidities

 Hypertension

23 (76.7)

 Coronary artery disease

8 (26.7)

 Prior PCI/CABG

2 (6.7)

 Congestive heart failure

11 (36.7)

 Diabetes mellitus

9 (30.0)

 Previous TIA or Stroke

15 (50.0)

 Peripheral arterial disease

3 (10.0)

Echocardiography parameters

 Left atria dimension (AP), mm

42 ± 6.7

 LVEDD, mm

48 ± 5.1

 Ejection fraction, %

58 ± 9.4

CHA₂DS₂-VASc score

4 ± 1.6

 1

0 (0)

 2

7 (23.3)

 3

6 (20.0)

 4

4 (13.3)

 5

6 (20.0)

 6

5 (16.7)

 7

2 (6.7)

HAS-BLED score

3 ± 1.0

 1

0 (0)

 2

10 (33.3)

 3

11 (36.7)

 4

8 (26.7)

 5

1 (3.3)