Lowest LAP ≤ 0 Lowest LAP > 0 p value
Number of patients, n 37 14
Age, years 66.8 ± 9.9 63.3 ± 3.9 0.37
Male gender (%) 33 (89) 8 (36) 0.02
BMI+, kg/m2 24.2 ± 2.7 24.8 ± 3.9 0.84
Obesity (BMI > 25 kg/m2) (%) 15 (41) 5 (36) 1.0
Obstructive sleep apnea (%) 2 (5) 0 (0) 1.0
Non-Paroxysmal AF* (%) 19 (51) 5 (36) 0.36
CHADS2 score 1.03 ± 0.75 0.93 ± 0.96 0.57
Hypertension (%) 19 (51) 6 (43) 0.55
Diabetes mellitus (%) 5 (14) 1 (7) 1.0
Heart failure (%) 5 (14) 3 (21) 0.67
Old cerebral infarction and TIA (%) 1 (3) 1 (7) 0.48
BNP, pg/mL 87 ± 144.3 120.6 ± 132.7 0.75
LA§ diameter, mm 41.0 ± 7.3 42.2 ± 6.4 0.70
LVEF, % 62.3 ± 9.6 61.6 ± 6.4 0.43