Baseline Characteristics |
Irrigated Contact-force
Sensing Ablation Catheter (n=134) |
Non irrigated catheter
(n=66) |
p value |
Age (years) |
55±18 |
60±17 |
0.07 |
Male Gender (%)
|
56 (42%)
|
25 (38%)
|
0.7
|
DM (%) |
15 (11%) |
13 (20%) |
0.1 |
HTN (%) |
55 (41%) |
36 (55%) |
0.1 |
CAD (%) |
17 (13%) |
14 (21%) |
0.2 |
CVA/TIA (%) |
4 (3%) |
3 (4.5%) |
0.7 |
CHF (%) |
3 (2%) |
2 (3%) |
0.7 |
OSA (%) |
16 (12%) |
2 (3%) |
0.04* |
COPD (%) |
9 (7%) |
3 (5%) |
0.8 |