Impaired Mitophagy: A New Potential Mechanism of Human Chronic Atrial Fibrillation

Table 1

The characteristics of patients with SR or AF.

Characteristics	SR group (n = 22)	AF group (n = 21)	values
Age (years)	50.32 ± 10.14	53.29 ± 7.63	0.286
Gender (male)	12 (54.54)	9 (42.86)	0.443
Cardiac disease type
MS	—	—	—
MI	3 (13.64%)	2(9.52%)	0.674
MS + MI	1 (4.55%)	—	—
AI	3 (13.64%)	—	—
CVL	15 (68.18)	19 (90.48)	0.155
Left atrial thrombus	1 (4.55%)	5 (23.81%)	0.095
LAD (mm)	44.91 ± 12.09	59.38 ± 12.19	< 0.001
LVEF (%)	60.91 ± 12.16	59.90 ± 8.06	0.752
NYHA class
I/II	2 (9.10)	2 (9.52)	0.961
III/IV	11 (50.00)	16 (76.19)	0.076

Note. Values expressed as mean ± SD or n (%). SR, sinus rhythm; AF, atrial fibrillation; MS, mitral stenosis; MI, mitral inadequacy; AI, aortic inadequacy; CVL, combined valvular lesion; LAD, left atrial diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Heart Association.