Table 1. Baseline characteristics Table 1. Baseline characteristics Table 1. Baseline characteristics Table 1. Baseline characteristics
CONV Group n=30 BB Group n=30 P
Age, y/o (IQR) 63 (21) 66 (18) 0.43
Female, n (%) 19 (63.3) 23 (76.6) 0.78
BSA, m2 (SD) 1.8 (0.25) 1.9 (0.23) 0.72
Hypertension, n (%) 19 (63.3) 15 (50) 0.73
NIDDM, n (%) 8 (26.6) 1 (3.3) 0.06
Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) 10 (33.3) 15 (50.0) 0.54
Smoking history, n (%) 20 (66.6) 10 (33.3) 0.2
Previous TIA-stroke, n (%) 1 (3.3) 1 (3.3) 1
GFR > 85 mL/min, n (%) 28 (93.3) 25 (83.3) 0.91
Previous PCI, n (%) 2 (6.6) 0 0.5
LVEF ≤ 50 %, n (%) 3 (10) 5 (16.6) 0.77
Left atrial dimension, mm (SD) 45.5 (3.1) 45.8 (2.8) 0.71
Left atrial dimension, mm/m2 (SD) 24.9 (4.3) 25.4 (3.8) 0.82
Class I (a,b,c) antiarrhythmic drugs, n (%) 20 (66.6) 18 (60) 0.96
Class II antiarrhythmic drugs, n (%) 3 (10) 5 (16.6) 0.77
Class III antiarrhythmic drugs, n (%) 25 (83.3) 30 (100) 0.76
AF: atrial fibrillation; BB: Bachmann Bundle; BSA: body surface area; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; IQR: inter-quartile range; LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction; NIDDM: non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; SD: standard deviation; TIA: transient ischemic attack; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention. AF: atrial fibrillation; BB: Bachmann Bundle; BSA: body surface area; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; IQR: inter-quartile range; LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction; NIDDM: non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; SD: standard deviation; TIA: transient ischemic attack; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention. AF: atrial fibrillation; BB: Bachmann Bundle; BSA: body surface area; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; IQR: inter-quartile range; LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction; NIDDM: non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; SD: standard deviation; TIA: transient ischemic attack; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention. AF: atrial fibrillation; BB: Bachmann Bundle; BSA: body surface area; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; IQR: inter-quartile range; LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction; NIDDM: non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; SD: standard deviation; TIA: transient ischemic attack; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention.