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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the population

From: The effect of different preoperative left atrial appendage emptying speeds on left atrial function in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation after left atrial appendage closure combined with catheter ablation

 

LAAEV < 25 cm/s

LAAEV ≥ 25 cm/s

P-value

Age (years)

62.59 ± 6.83

62.98 ± 6.51

0.97

Sex male n (%)

26 (63)

22 (54)

0.37

Type of atrial fibrillation

  

0.18

Persistent AF n (%)

21 (51)

27 (66)

 

Long-standing persistent AF n (%)

20 (49)

14 (34)

 

Smoke n (%)

6 (15)

5 (12)

0.75

Alcohol n (%)

9 (22)

4 (10)

0.13

Labile INR n (%)

2 (5)

4 (10)

0.40

Hypertension n (%)

24 (59)

27 (66)

0.49

Coronary artery disease n (%)

15 (37)

15 (37)

1

Diabetes mellitus n (%)

11 (27)

6 (15)

0.17

Congestive heart failure

21 (51)

24 (59)

0.51

Stroke n (%)

19 (46)

22 (54)

0.51

Bleeding n (%)

3 (7)

6 (15)

0.29

CHA2DS2- VASc score

3 (3, 5)

3 (2, 3)

0.42

HAS-BLED score

4 (3, 5)

3 (2, 3)

0.55

  1. Data are shown as mean ± SD or n (%)