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Table 5. Echocardiographic results by rhythm at follow-up. Sinus Rhythm
AF Recurrence
55.3±8.1 * 33.7±8.5 * 22.2±6.4 * 44.7±14.6 51.0±9.0 39.0±7.4
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< 0.001 < 0.001 0.001 < 0.001
0.09 0.1
LA diameter (mm) LA area (cm2)
RA area (cm2) Systolic PAP (mmHg) LVEDD (mm)
LVESD (mm)
51.8±9.4 * 30.4±7.1 * 20.8±4.4 * 40.2±11.4 * 50.0±8.8 38.0±7.9
Impact of lesion set and surgical techniques
Values are shown as mean ± standard deviation.
Abbreviations: AF,Atrial Fibrillation; LA, Left Atrium; RA, Right Atrium; PAP, Pulmonary Artery Pressure; LVEDD,LeftVentricular End-Diastolic Diameter;LVESD,LeftVentricular End-Systolic Diameter.*Significance versus baseline.
Figure 1. Cumulative survival
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