Surgical Treatment of Concomitant Atrial Fibrillation: Focus onto Atrial Contractility

Table 1

Patients characteristics.

Sex (M : F)	59/63
Age (years)	62 ± 8.5
Chronic AF	79 (64.7%)
Paroxysmal AF	53 (35.3%)
AF duration (months)	28.3 (range 1–220)
LAD (mm)	56 ± 12
LAA (cm^2)	34 ± 7
LVEDD (mm)	56 ± 8
LVESD (mm)	34 ± 9
PAP (mmHg)	33 ± 15
LVEF (%)	57 ± 9
Mitral stenosis	35 (39%)
Mitral regurgitation	87 (71%)
Mitral valve repair	76 (62%)
Mitral valve replacement	46 (38%)

AF, atrial fibrillation; LAD, left atrial diameter; LAA, left atrial area; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVESD, left ventricular end-systolic diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; M : F, males : females.