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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of the study population

From: Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in Korea: results from the Korean Heart Rhythm Society Ablation Registry for Atrial Fibrillation (KARA)

Variables

Total (N = 2402)

Age

60.2 ± 9.6

Male

1767 (73.6%)

Height (cm)

166.9 ± 8.6

Weight (kg)

71.7 ± 12.0

Paroxysmal AF

1097 (45.7%)

Persistent AF

1035 (43.1%)

Hypertension

1218 (50.7%)

Diabetes mellitus

434 (18.1%)

Heart failure

259 (10.8%)

Ischemic stroke/TIA/SE

219 (9.1%)

Ischemic heart disease

178 (7.4%)

Any cardiomyopathies1

93 (3.9%)

Valvular heart diseases

92 (3.8%)

History of cardiac operation

51 (2.1%)

Peripheral arterial disease

19 (0.8%)

Obstructive sleep apnea

112 (4.7%)

Oral anticoagulants

 No

135 (5.6%)

 Warfarin

271 (11.3%)

 DOAC

1996 (83.1%)

Antiplatelet agents

 No

2273 (94.6%)

 Single

121 (5.0%)

 Multiple

8 (0.3%)

LV ejection fraction (%)

59.0 ± 8.5

LA diameter (mm)

43.4 ± 6.7

  1. Categorical data are expressed in frequency (percentage) and continuous data are expressed in mean ± standard deviation
  2. 1Any cardiomyopathies included ischemic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, amyloidosis, and sarcoidosis
  3. AF, atrial fibrillation; LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricule; DOAC, direct oral anticoagulant; TIA, transient ischemic attack; SE, systemic embolism