Patients with cryoballoon ablation of the roof line (n=135) Patients without cryoballoon ablation of the roof line (n=56) p
Age (years) 64.2±9.7 68.0±10.0 0.01
Male sex 109 (80.7) 40 (71.4) 0.18
Body mass index (kg/m2) 25.2±4.1 24.7±4.1 0.45
AF duration (months) 3.5 [2.0–24.0] 3.0 [2.0–10.3] 0.24
Hypertension 60 (44.4) 24 (42.9) 0.87
Diabetes 20 (14.8) 8 (14.3) 1.00
Chronic heart failure 16 (11.9) 8 (14.3) 0.64
Prior stroke/TIA 11 (8.1) 6 (10.7) 0.58
LVEF (%) 60.4±11.1 61.2±10.4 0.66
LA diameter (mm) 43.6±6.1 45.4±6.5 0.06
LCPV or RMPV 15 (11.1) 3 (5.4) 0.28
Treatment with AADs 33 (24.4) 14 (25.0) 1.00
Touch-up ablation for LAPW isolation 31 (23.0) 0 (0.0) <0.01
CTI ablation 135 (100.0) 51 (91.1) <0.01