Table 1

 Characteristics of patients with persistent atrial fibrillation

Patient numberAge (years)SexAssociated heart diseaseDuration of AF (months)LVEF (%)Left atrial diameter (mm)SEC grade during AFSinus rate after cardioversion (beats/min)
AF, atrial fibrillation; DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; F, female; HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; HHD, hypertensive heart disease; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; M, male; OMI, old myocardial infarction; SEC, spontaneous echo contrast.
170FNone35644170
251MHHD55549238
374MNone35935166
446MDCM44242172
576FNone36452241
658MNone35841176
777MDCM32552473
858MHHD34438166
953FDCM53755272
1058FOMI33153141
1117MNone65739078
1251MNone67038076
1367MDCM62847375
1434MNone36043174
1562FNone35546464
1648MHCM35550162
1752MHHD56540070
1868FOMI34249148
1956FNone46238076
2070MDCM53252255