2.5 Variables analyzed
The following information was
obtained from patients’ records and compared between the 2 study groups:
patients’ clinical characteristics at the time of the procedure, e.g.,
age, sex, presence of diabetes mellitus, CHADS2 and
CHA2DS2-VASc scores, creatinine and
NT-proBNP concentrations, and echocardiographic variables plus patients’
CT-based measured wall thicknesses and variables related to the ablation
procedure. Also compared was the modified AI for segments with a gap in
the ablation line vs. that for segments without a gap in the ablation
line.