Table 1 Baseline and perioperative characteristics of AF patients assigned to different groups according to the applied AF ablation strategy.
Freeze | Freeze 3D | RF | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 59.4 ± 11.3 | 60.2 ± 10.2 | 57.7 ± 10.0 | 0.530 |
Male, n (%) | 38 (54.3) | 43 (61.4) | 41(58.6) | 0.440 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 44 (62.9) | 41 (58.6) | 35 (54.3) | 0.147 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 10 (14.3) | 12 (17.1) | 15 (21.4) | 0.637 |
MI, n (%) | 2 (2.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 0.202 |
HF, n (%) | 5 (7.1) | 5 (7.1) | 5 (7.1) | 1.000 |
Current smoker, n (%) | 8 (11.4) | 13 (18.6) | 16 (22.9) | 0.107 |
SBP (mmHg) | 130.2 ± 15.2 | 134.8 ± 18.7 | 133.7 ± 20.0 | 0.292 |
DBP (mmHg) | 82.0 ± 12.1 | 82.4 ± 11.4 | 83.4 ± 14.6 | 0.769 |
FBG (mmol/L) | 5.1 ± 1.6 | 5.0 ± 0.8 | 5.1 ± 1.2 | 0.990 |
HbA1c (%) | 6.4 ± 1.7 | 6.0 ± 1.0 | 6.2 ± 1.3 | 0.597 |
Serum potassium (mmol/L) | 4.0 ± 0.4 | 3.9 ± 0.3 | 4.0 ± 0.4 | 0.306 |
Serum sodium (mmol/L) | 142.1 ± 1.8 | 142.4 ± 2.1 | 141.8 ± 2.2 | 0.330 |
SCr (umol/L) | 71.8 ± 14.6 | 70.7 ± 17.6 | 69.1 ± 15.2 | 0.652 |
BUN (mmol/L) | 4.9 ± 1.2 | 5.3 ± 1.7 | 5.2 ± 1.4 | 0.345 |
Hcy (umol/L) | 17.1 ± 5.3 | 20.3 ± 12.7 | 16.2 ± 9.7 | 0.183 |
Cystatin C (umol/L) | 1.1 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.2 | 1.3 ± 1.6 | 0.786 |
Surgical X-ray (mGycm2) | 98.0 ± 70.0 | 69.0 ± 56.0 | 74.0 ± 73.0 | 0.021 |
Phrenic nerve injury, n (%) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 0.604 |
Vascular injuries, n (%) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.9) | 0.363 |
