Table 2 Procedural characteristics.

From: Impact of catheter ablation and subsequent recurrence of atrial fibrillation on glucose status in patients undergoing continuous glucose monitoring

Characteristic

All patients (n = 78)

AF group (n = 58)

Control group (n = 20)

P

Procedure time (min)

233.2 ± 63.5

255.0 ± 47.7

166.7 ± 60.5

< 0.001

Ablation time (min)

53.6 (30.9–63.1)

57.2 (52.1–69.5)

9.1 (3.4–12.4)

< 0.001

Inflammatory parameters after ablation

 C-reactive protein (mg/dL)

0.5 (0.3–0.7)

0.5 (0.4–0.7)

0.3 (0.1–0.7)

0.087

 Troponin-T (ng/L)

1.0 (0.6–1.2)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

0.2 (0–0.3)

< 0.001

 Body temperature (°C)

37.2 ± 0.4

37.3 ± 0.4

36.9 ± 0.5

< 0.001

  1. AF atrial fibrillation.
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