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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

From: Concomitant surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with significant atrial dilation >55 mm. Worth the effort?

 

Patients n = 124

Age (years)

68.7 ± 9.7

Gender (female/male)

38/86

AF duration (years)

4.1 ± 3.8

Paroxysmal AF n (%)

42 (33.9)

LA diameter (mm)

60.7 ± 4.4

LVEF (%)

51.0 ± 11.7

Prior Stroke n (%)

8 (6.4)

Diabetes n (%)

25 (20.2)

Renal insuffiency n (%)

15 (12.1)

COPD n (%)

10 (8.1)

Coronary artery disease n (%)

45 (36.3)

Previous MI n (%)

18 (14.5)