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Table 2 Comparison of left atrium function before, 1-day and 3-month post AF ablation

From: Post Procedural Peak Left Atrial Contraction Strain Predicts Recurrence of Arrhythmia after Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

  Before ablation 1-day after ablation 3-month after ablation p* p# Pǂ
PAF(n = 72) PerAF(n = 14) PAF(n = 78) PerAF(n = 66) PAF(n = 74) PerAF(n = 59)
PACS, % -17.6 ± 5.5 -17.3 ± 3.0 -13.5 ± 4.8 -10.7 ± 4.8 -16.8 ± 5.1 -15.4 ± 4.6 0.77 0.0007 0.09
LAEF, % 44 ± 11 41 ± 11 38 ± 9 31 ± 11 41 ± 12 36 ± 10 0.50  < 0.0001 0.009
  1. *Comparison between PAF and PerAF before ablation
  2. # Comparison between PAF and PerAF at 1-day after ablation
  3. ǂ Comparison between PAF and PerAF at 3-month after ablation
  4. PAF paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, PACS peak atrial contraction strain, PerAF persistent atrial fibrillation, LAEF left atrial emptying fraction