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Table 1 Baseline participants characteristics

From: Safety and efficacy of lesion size index guided 50 W radiofrequency ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Baseline variables

Overall

(n = 259)

Conventional power

(n = 140)

High power

(n = 119)

P Value

Age, yrs

60.9 ± 10.7

61.2 ± 9. 9

60.6 ± 11.6

0.685

Male, n (%)

166 (64.1)

91 (65.0)

75 (63.0)

0.841

BMI, kg/m2

24.1 ± 3.34

24.2 ± 3.33

24.1 ± 3.37

0.828

Medical history

 Hypertension, n (%)

117 (45.2)

70 (50.0)

47 (39.5)

0.117

 Diabetes, n (%)

31 (12.0)

15 (10.7)

16 (13.4)

0.629

 CHD, n (%)

43 (16.6)

23 (16.4)

20 (16.8)

1.000

 Renal Insufficiency, n (%)

9 (3.5)

5 (3.6)

4 (3.4)

1.000

 DCM, n (%)

1 (0.4)

1 (0.7)

0 (0)

1.000

 SSS, n (%)

3 (1.2)

2 (1.4)

1 (0.8)

1.000

 Thromboembolism, n (%)

23 (8.9)

13 (9.3)

10 (8.4)

0.976

 Atrioventricular Block, n (%)

6 (2.3)

5 (3.6)

1 (0.8)

0.223

LVEF, %

62.9 ± 6.17

62.7 ± 6.52

63.1 ± 5.75

0.550

LV size, mm

44.1 ± 4.09

44.1 ± 4.19

44.1 ± 3.99

0.974

LA size, mm

41.2 ± 5.23

41.4 ± 5.33

41.0 ± 5.12

0.545

RV size, mm

29.8 ± 4.16

30.1 ± 4.04

29.4 ± 4.29

0.176

RA size, mm

37.1 ± 5.20

37.4 ± 5.54

36.8 ± 4.79

0.371

HAS-BLED

0.95 ± 1.09

0.86 ± 0.88

1.06 ± 1.28

0.022

CHA2DS2-VASc

1.79 ± 1.54

1.86 ± 1.51

1.71 ± 1.58

0.458

Anticoagulant, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 Dabigatran

76 (29.3)

41 (29.3)

35 (29.4)

 

 Warfarin

19 (7.3)

16 (11.4)

3 (2.5)

 

 Rivaroxaban

151 (58.3)

83 (59.3)

68 (57.1)

 

 Non

5 (1.9)

0 (0)

5 (4.2)

 

Mitral Valve, n (%)

   

0.206

 Normal

34 (13.1)

22 (15.7)

12 (10.1)

 

 Mild

205 (79.2)

110 (78.6)

95 (79.8)

 

 Moderate to severe

20 (7.7)

8 (5.7)

12 (10.1)

 

Tricuspid Valve, n (%)

   

0.297

 Normal

32 (12.4)

21 (15.0)

11 (9.2)

 

 Mild

197 (76.1)

105 (75.0)

92 (77.3)

 

 Moderate to severe

30 (11.6)

14 (10.0)

16 (13.4)

 
  1. Abbreviation: BMI Body mass index, CHD Coronary heart disease, DCM Dilated cardiomyopathy, SSS Sick sinus syndrome, LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction, LV Left ventricular, LA Left atrium, RV Right ventricle, RA Right atrium