Clinical Study
Remote Magnetic versus Manual Navigation for Radiofrequency Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Long-Term, Controlled Data in a Large Cohort
Table 1
Baseline clinical characteristics in two groups.
| | Characteristic | RMN () | MAN () | value |
| | Paroxysmal AF, (%) | 114 (100%) | 222 (100%) | 1.0 | | Age, years | 61.3 ± 9.6 | 59.8 ± 16.2 | 0.3 | | Males, (%) | 75 (65.7%) | 136 (61.2%) | 0.47 | | CHADS2 Score | 0.4 ± 1.3 | 0.4 ± 0.6 | 1.0 | | CHA2DS2-VASc Score | 1.4 ± 1.3 | 1.3 ± 1.2 | 0.49 | | Hypertension, (%) | 35 (31%) | 60 (27%) | 0.52 | | Diabetes, (%) | 11 (9.6%) | 17 (7.6%) | 0.53 | | Structural heart disease, (%) | 4 (3.5%) | 9 (4.05%) | 1.0 | | LA diameter (PLAX view), mm | 40.7 ± 4.7 | 39.6 ± 5.3 | 0.06 |
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