| Patient characteristics . | Mean ± SEM . |
|---|---|
| Patients (n) | 60 |
| Age (years) | 62.1 ± 1.4 |
| Gender (male/female) | 32/28 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.6 ± 0.6 |
| Lone AF | 25 |
| Arterial hypertension (patients) | 32 (53%) |
| CAD (patients) | 12 (20%) |
| Diabetes mellitus (patients) | 5 (8%) |
| Smoker | 13 (21.7%) |
| LVH (patients) | 10 (16.7%) |
| Type of AF (paroxysmal/persistent) | 44/16 (73.3/26.7%) |
| Duration of AF (years) | 5.4 ± 0.89 |
| Ineffective antiarrhythmic drugs (n = 0/1/2/3) | 4/34/21/1 (6.6/56.7/35/1.7%) |
| EF < 55% | 4 (6.7%) |
| Mean LAD (mm) | 45.5 ± 1.2 |
| Mean LA area (cm2) | 24.7 ± 1.8 |
| Mean LA volume (mL) in MDCT/CMRI | 89.3 ± 3.9 |
| Patient characteristics . | Mean ± SEM . |
|---|---|
| Patients (n) | 60 |
| Age (years) | 62.1 ± 1.4 |
| Gender (male/female) | 32/28 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.6 ± 0.6 |
| Lone AF | 25 |
| Arterial hypertension (patients) | 32 (53%) |
| CAD (patients) | 12 (20%) |
| Diabetes mellitus (patients) | 5 (8%) |
| Smoker | 13 (21.7%) |
| LVH (patients) | 10 (16.7%) |
| Type of AF (paroxysmal/persistent) | 44/16 (73.3/26.7%) |
| Duration of AF (years) | 5.4 ± 0.89 |
| Ineffective antiarrhythmic drugs (n = 0/1/2/3) | 4/34/21/1 (6.6/56.7/35/1.7%) |
| EF < 55% | 4 (6.7%) |
| Mean LAD (mm) | 45.5 ± 1.2 |
| Mean LA area (cm2) | 24.7 ± 1.8 |
| Mean LA volume (mL) in MDCT/CMRI | 89.3 ± 3.9 |
Echocardiographic data presented in italics.
| Patient characteristics . | Mean ± SEM . |
|---|---|
| Patients (n) | 60 |
| Age (years) | 62.1 ± 1.4 |
| Gender (male/female) | 32/28 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.6 ± 0.6 |
| Lone AF | 25 |
| Arterial hypertension (patients) | 32 (53%) |
| CAD (patients) | 12 (20%) |
| Diabetes mellitus (patients) | 5 (8%) |
| Smoker | 13 (21.7%) |
| LVH (patients) | 10 (16.7%) |
| Type of AF (paroxysmal/persistent) | 44/16 (73.3/26.7%) |
| Duration of AF (years) | 5.4 ± 0.89 |
| Ineffective antiarrhythmic drugs (n = 0/1/2/3) | 4/34/21/1 (6.6/56.7/35/1.7%) |
| EF < 55% | 4 (6.7%) |
| Mean LAD (mm) | 45.5 ± 1.2 |
| Mean LA area (cm2) | 24.7 ± 1.8 |
| Mean LA volume (mL) in MDCT/CMRI | 89.3 ± 3.9 |
| Patient characteristics . | Mean ± SEM . |
|---|---|
| Patients (n) | 60 |
| Age (years) | 62.1 ± 1.4 |
| Gender (male/female) | 32/28 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.6 ± 0.6 |
| Lone AF | 25 |
| Arterial hypertension (patients) | 32 (53%) |
| CAD (patients) | 12 (20%) |
| Diabetes mellitus (patients) | 5 (8%) |
| Smoker | 13 (21.7%) |
| LVH (patients) | 10 (16.7%) |
| Type of AF (paroxysmal/persistent) | 44/16 (73.3/26.7%) |
| Duration of AF (years) | 5.4 ± 0.89 |
| Ineffective antiarrhythmic drugs (n = 0/1/2/3) | 4/34/21/1 (6.6/56.7/35/1.7%) |
| EF < 55% | 4 (6.7%) |
| Mean LAD (mm) | 45.5 ± 1.2 |
| Mean LA area (cm2) | 24.7 ± 1.8 |
| Mean LA volume (mL) in MDCT/CMRI | 89.3 ± 3.9 |
Echocardiographic data presented in italics.
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