Age, years |
60.6 ± 11.4 |
63.1 ± 9.5 |
58.2 ± 12.5 |
<0.001 |
Male gender |
131 (50.6) |
66 (52.0) |
65 (49.2) |
0.753 |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) |
23.4 ± 3.4 |
23.7 ± 3.4 |
23.2 ± 3.4 |
0.240 |
Cardiac or coexisting conditions |
|
|
|
|
Hypertension |
119 (45.9) |
62 (48.8) |
57 (43.2) |
0.432 |
Diabetes mellitus |
41 (15.8) |
24 (18.9) |
17 (12.9) |
0.248 |
Chronic lung disease |
55 (21.2) |
30 (32.6) |
25 (18.9) |
0.442 |
Previous CAD |
11 (4.2) |
9 (7.1) |
2 (1.5) |
0.056 |
Congestive heart failure |
61 (23.6) |
29 (22.8) |
32 (24.2) |
0.904 |
Previous CVA |
56 (21.6) |
26 (20.5) |
30 (22.7) |
0.772 |
Current Smoker |
36 (13.9) |
18 (14.2) |
18 (13.6) |
1.000 |
Chronic kidney disease |
67 (25.9) |
38 (29.9) |
29 (22.0) |
0.187 |
Dyslipidemia |
150 (58.0) |
75 (59.1) |
75 (56.8) |
0.811 |
NYHA functional class ≥ 3 |
71 (55.9) |
71 (55.9) |
60 (45.5) |
0.119 |
CHA2DS2-VASc score |
2.3 ± 1.6 |
2.4 ±
1.6 |
2.2 ± 1.7 |
0.317 |
Persistent AF |
215 (83.0) |
117 (92.1) |
98 (74.2) |
<0.001 |
Left atrial size, mm |
54.2 ± 10.8 |
56.1 ± 12.1 |
52.3 ± 8.9 |
0.004 |
Left ventricular ejection fraction, % |
58.9 ± 10.5 |
58.9 ± 10.2 |
58.8 ± 10.9 |
0.952 |
EuroSCORE II, % |
5.7 ± 7.0 |
6.2 ± 6.5 |
5.2 ± 7.4 |
0.262 |