Research Article

The Predictive Value of Growth Differentiation Factor-15 in Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Catheter Ablation

Table 3

Relationship between GDF-15 and Other Variables.

VariablesCorrelation coefficient () value

Age (years)0.485<0.001
Sex (male)0.0570.488
BMI (kg/m2)-0.0450.591
Amiodarone-0.0950.250
AF duration (months)-0.0430.615
CHA2DS2-VASc score0.349<0.001
HASBLED score0.295<0.001
hs-CRP (mg/L)0.1390.103
NT-proBNP (pg/ml)0.2320.005
eGFR (ml/min)-0.332<0.001
LAD (mm)0.0840.314
LAA (cm2)0.1080.199
LVEDD (mm)0.0420.618
LAP (mmHg)0.296<0.001
LVEF (%)-0.0650.441
RAA (cm2)0.0940.262
RVD (mm)0.0010.992
LAAV (m/s)-0.2530.003

All abbreviations as in Table 1. .