Table 1 Patient characteristics.

From: The safety of direct transeptal puncture using a radiofrequency guidewire combined with a 17Fr pulsed field ablation sheath

 

n = 166

Mean age

63.8 ± 11.3

Male gender

119 (72.3%)

Paroxysmal AF

103 (62.0)

Persistent AF

63 (38.0)

Diabetes mellitus

6 (3.6)

Hypertension

57 (34.3)

Peripheral vascular disease

15 (9.0)

Congestive heart failure

15 (9.0)

Cerebrovascular accident

3 (1.8)