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

Table 2

Procedural data.

	Contact force information visible	Contact force information blinded	P value
Procedure time (min)	192.6±30	189±60	0.7
Total fluoroscopic time (min)	23.3±10	27.9±13	0.12
LA anterior line fluoroscopy time (min)	1.1±1.2	0.8±1.1	0.3
Radiation dose (cGycm^2)	1930±2025	1692±1128	0.57
Time to complete LA anterior line (min)	23 ±18	21±15	0.5
LA anterior line reconnection during waiting period	6 (16%)	6 (17%)	0.9
LA anterior line RF applications (n)	10±7	10.4±11	0.9

Data are mean±standard deviation. LA: left atrial; RF: radiofrequency.