Benefit of Contact Force Sensing Catheter Technology for Successful Left Atrial Anterior Line Formation: A Prospective Randomized Trial

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

	Contact force information visible	Contact force information blinded	P value
Age (years)	66±9	62±9	0.06
Sex (male)	24 (65%)	25 (71%)	0.62
AF duration (years)	4.8±3.1	3.7±3.7	0.21
Persistent AF	28 (78%)	32 (91%)	0.19
LA diameter (mm)	43.6±5	43.8±5	0.85
EHRA Score (mean)	2.3±0.9	2.2±0.9	0.87
CHADS Vasc Score (mean)	2.2±1.0	2.2±1.6	0.99
HAS Bled Score (mean)	1.4±0.7	1.1±0.8	0.2
Arterial hypertension (%)	22 (66%)	21 (60%)	0.8
Vascular disease (%)	6 (18%)	7 (20%)	1.0
Heart failure (%)	4 (12%)	6 (17%)	0.47
Previous stroke (%)	2 (6%)	6 (17%)	0.26
Diabetes (%)	2 (6%)	2 (6%)	1.0

Data are mean±standard deviation or frequency (percentage). LA: left atrial; EHRA: European Heart Rhythm Association.