| | Recurrent | AF-free |
|---|
| | Baseline | 3 | 6 | 12 | Baseline | 3 | 6 | 12 |
|---|
LAV
min
(ml)
| 38 ± 19 | 41 ± 16 | 43 ± 18 | 44 ± 20a
| 30 ± 12 | 32 ± 13 | 30 ± 11 | 32 ± 11 |
LAV
max
(ml)
| 73 ± 23 | 78 ± 29 | 78 ± 23 | 81 ± 24a
| 67 ± 20 | 70 ± 20 | 67 ± 19 | 69 ± 15 |
LAVI (ml/m
2
)
| 35 ± 10 | 38 ± 13 | 38+10 | 39 ± 11a
| 33 ± 9 | 35 ± 8 | 33 ± 8 | 34 ± 7 |
LAD
max
(mm)
| 55 ± 5 | 56 ± 6 | 58 ± 6 | 59 ± 6b
| 54 ± 6 | 55 ± 5 | 56 ± 4 | 56 ± 5 |
LAFF (%)
| 36 ± 7 | 35 ± 8 | 34 ± 6 | 33 ± 8a
| 34 ± 7 | 35 ± 11 | 38+11 | 32 ± 8 |
Aa
sept
(cm/s)
| 8.8 ± 1.8 | 8.3 ± 2.1 | 8.6 ± 1.8 | 8.8 ± 2.2 | 9.7 ± 2.1 | 10.3 ± 3.1c
| 10.4 ± 1.7c
| 9.7 ± 2.1 |
Aa
lat
(cm/s)
| 9.8 ± 2.1 | 10.1 ± 3.4 | 10.2 ± 2.7 | 10.2 ± 2.7 | 10.7 ± 2.7 | 10.7 ± 2.2 | 11.5 ± 2.1 | 10.8 ± 3.1 |
LAEF (%)
| 48 ± 11 | 47 ± 13 | 45 ± 10 | 47 ± 11 | 55 ± 8c
| 55 ± 8c
| 56 ± 8d
| 55 ± 9c
|
PVSF (%)
| 58 ± 9 | 55 ± 8 | 55 ± 9 | 50 ± 10a
| 60 ± 7 | 56 ± 9 | 61 ± 9 | 60 ± 10 |
Ea
sept
(cm/s)
| 8.1 ± 1.9 | 8.8 ± 1.6 | 8.9 ± 1.9 | 7.7 ± 1 | 8.8 ± 2.8 | 9 ± 2.5 | 8.6 ± 2.3 | 8.8 ± 2.3 |
Ea
lat
(cm/s)
| 11.2 ± 2.4 | 12 ± 2.5 | 12 ± 2.8 | 11.3 ± 1.6 | 10.9 ± 3.2 | 11.6 ± 3.5 | 11.6 ± 3.6 | 11.7 ± 3.1 |
E/Ea
avg
| 7.2 ± 1.8 | 7.3 ± 2. | 8 ± 2.6 | 8.5 ± 2.3b
| 7.3 ± 2.1 | 7.4 ± 2 | 7 ± 1.5 | 7.4 ± 2.4 |
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a: p < 0.05, baseline to 12 months;
-
b: p < 0.01, baseline to 12 months;
-
c: p < 0.05, recurrent vs AF-free at the same follow-up visit;
-
d: p < 0.01, recurrent vs AF-free at the same follow-up visit.
- Abbreviations:
-
Aal
at
; late diastolic velocity measured by pulsed-wave tissue Doppler echocardiography at the lateral mitral annulus
-
Aa
sept
; late diastolic velocity measured by pulsed-wave tissue Doppler echocardiography at the septal mitral annulus
-
E; early diastolic velocity of mitral pulsed wave Doppler inflow
-
Ea
avg
; average value of septal and lateral early diastolic velocities measured by pulsed-wave tissue Doppler echocardiography
-
Ea
lat
; early diastolic velocity measured by pulsed-wave tissue Doppler echocardiography at the lateral mitral annulus
-
Ea
sept
; early diastolic velocity measured by pulsed-wave tissue Doppler echocardiography at the septal mitral annulus
-
LAD
max
; maximal left atrial longitudinal diameter
-
LAEF; left atrial total emptying fraction
-
LAFF; left atrial filling fraction
-
LAVI; left atrial volume index
-
LAV
max
; left atrial maximal volume
-
LAV
min
; left atrial minimal volume
-
PVSF; systolic fraction of pulmonary venous flow
